The Effect of Menthol Ice and Frozen Saline Applications After Lumbar Disc Surgery

Launched by ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY - CERRAHPASA · Apr 15, 2025

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This clinical trial is looking at how applying menthol ice and frozen saline can help reduce feelings of thirst and sore throat in patients who have just had lumbar disc surgery. The goal is to see if these treatments can make the recovery process more comfortable after surgery.

To participate in this study, you must be at least 18 years old, able to read, write, and speak Turkish, and agree to join the research. You should have had general anesthesia for your surgery and not started eating or drinking after the operation. It's also important that you don't have a sore throat before surgery and have no allergies to menthol. If you join the trial, you will receive either menthol ice or frozen saline to see how it helps with any discomfort you might feel after your surgery. If you have severe nausea, confusion, or certain chronic diseases, you may not be eligible to participate.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Knowing how to read, write and speak Turkish
• • Having no obstacle in understanding and communicating the information given
• • Agreeing to participate in the research verbally and in writing after being informed about the research
• • Ages 18 and over
• • Those who underwent surgery under general anesthesia
• • Those who have not yet started oral intake in the postoperative period
• • Without menthol allergy
• • According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification; Class I, II and III, Normal healthy patient (ASA I); Patient with mild systemic disease (ASA II); Patient with serious systemic disease that does not affect daily activities (ASA III)
• • Having no sore throat before surgery
• • As a result of the evaluation made with the Safety Protocol for Management Thirst in the Early Postoperative Period , patients who provide appropriate conditions for ice application (the individual must be conscious and oriented after the surgery, the airway must be open with coughing, swallowing and breathing, and there is no nausea or vomiting)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Those who have severe nausea and vomiting at the time of application
• • Those with a change in consciousness status/acute confusion after surgical intervention
• • Those with chronic disease/diseases related to Ear-Nose-Throat Diseases
• • Patients with difficult intubate
• • Patients with psychiatric problems