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Diabetic Foot UlcerNCT06886633

The Effect of Breathing Exercise and Pressurized Cold Application on Pain and Anxiety During Sharp Debridement

A study testing Breathing exercise and Experimental: Pressurized Cold Application Group in people with Diabetic Foot Ulcer, run by Harran University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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Enrolling by invitation. The study team selects and invites participants, usually from an existing group of patients.

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Trial summary

In our planned study, it is envisaged that patients who receive breathing exercises and pressurized cold application will experience a decrease in the level of pain they feel during the debridement process, a decrease in their anxiety levels, and an improvement in their vital signs, and that these study findings will… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Diabetic Foot Ulcer
What is being tested?
Breathing exercise and Experimental: Pressurized Cold Application Group
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
78 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
1 Mar 2025to 30 Oct 2025
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Volunteer to participate in the study
  • Those aged 18 and over,
  • Those who were included in the breathing exercise group before the research and who could perform breathing exercises correctly if taught and demonstrated.
  • Do not have a disease that affects breathing such as Asthma, COPD, Heart failure,
  • Not taking any medication that suppresses anxiety symptoms,
  • Do not have a diagnosed disease such as Alzheimer's or Dementia that would hinder communication,
  • Patients included in the breathing exercise group should not have ear, nose or throat problems that may prevent them from performing breathing exercises.

Who cannot join

  • Those who give up being a research participant at any stage of the research,
  • Illiterate
  • Having a diagnosed disease that affects breathing such as Asthma, COPD, Heart failure,
  • Taking any medication that suppresses anxiety symptoms,
  • Cold intolerance or allergy to cold

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Hasan Kalyoncu University

    Gaziantep, Gaziantep, 27000

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Breathing Exercise and Pressurized Cold Application on Pain and Anxiety During Sharp Debridement in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

In our planned study, it is envisaged that patients who receive breathing exercises and pressurized cold application will experience a decrease in the level of pain they feel during the debridement process, a decrease in their anxiety levels, and an improvement in their vital signs, and that these study findings will constitute an important data source to reduce the pain and anxiety that occurs during the debridement process.

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Approximately half of the diabetic population is at risk for developing foot ulcers. A prevalence study conducted in our country stated that more than 1 million of 7 million patients with diabetes developed diabetic foot ulcers (DAU) and nearly 500,000 patients had diabetic foot infections. Diabetic foot ulcers cause deterioration in the patient's quality of life, significant increase in treatment costs, lower extremity amputations and increased mortality. 50-70% of non-traumatic foot amputations are performed on diabetic foot patients .

When the literature is examined, it is seen that breathing exercises have been used to support the treatment of stress, fatigue and pain since human history. Breathing exercise is a method that ensures body-mind harmony. Conscious deep and slow breathing helps develop conscious control over relaxation and increases awareness. The distracting effect of breathing can be effective in relieving pain through many different mechanisms: Breathing exercises can relieve tension and muscle spasms in the body by reducing stress. Pain is often associated with stress, tension and anxiety. The rhythmic and regular movement of breathing can help calm the mind and become less sensitive to pain. It may increase the release of natural painkillers called endorphins. Deep breathing and relaxation can trigger the release of endorphins in the brain and reduce the perception of pain. There are studies that breathing exercise increases the pain threshold, reduces the level of anxiety by allowing the person to relax, and has healing effects on vital signs.

Cold application is used as an effective alternative treatment to relieve pain and is recommended because it reduces pain as a result of its effect on sensory nociceptors. Compression increases conductivity by ensuring full contact between ice and skin, and reduces blood flow and edema to the tissue by strengthening the effect of cold application in reducing tissue temperature. For this reason, it is stated that using cold and pressure together is a more effective method to reduce the level of pain than applying cold alone. It has been reported that pressurized cold application is an important application in reducing the level of pain in patients undergoing total knee prosthesis. There are studies showing that cold application reduces both the level of pain and the level of anxiety.

It has been reported that cold saline application and stress ball application to reduce pain and anxiety during wound debridement in patients with diabetic foot ulcers reduce the level of pain and anxiety during debridement. According to the literature, there are limited studies on reducing pain and anxiety during debridement in diabetic foot ulcer patients. In our planned study, it is envisaged that patients who receive breathing exercises and pressurized cold application will experience a decrease in the level of pain they feel during the debridement process, a decrease in their anxiety levels, and an improvement in their vital signs, and that these study findings will constitute an important data source to reduce the pain and anxiety that occurs during the debridement process. At the same time, it is thought that using it as an alternative to the use of medication to reduce the level of pain during the procedure will make a significant contribution to reducing treatment costs.

Being tested
Breathing exercise, Experimental: Pressurized Cold Application Group
Keywords
Debridement, pain, anxiety, Breathing Exercise, Pressurized Cold Application
Medical subject headings
Diabetic Foot, Pain, Anxiety Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Breathing exerciseBehavioural

    Patients participating in the breathing exercise group will be trained to apply the breathing exercise at least 1 hour before starting the debridement process. 5 minutes before starting the debridement procedure, the researcher will start breathing exercises in the patient's room. The exercise duration will be approximately 15-20 minutes, and the environment will be quiet, at room temperature and well ventilated during the exercise.

    The gel part of the pressurized cold therapy bandage will be removed and kept in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to make it ready for application. The cold gel pack removed from the freezer section of the refrigerator will be placed inside the pressurized cold therapy bandage before application. Pressurized cold will be applied to the patient 10 minutes before starting the debridement procedure.

  • Experimental: Pressurized Cold Application GroupDevice

    The gel part of the pressure cold therapy bandage will be removed and kept in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to make it ready for application, and the cold gel pack taken from the freezer section of the refrigerator before application will be placed inside the pressure cold therapy bandage. Pressure cold will be applied to the patient 10 minutes before starting the debridement procedure. The patient will be assessed and recorded by a nurse independent of the research on the State Anxiety Scale before and after debridement, and the Visual Comparison Scale before, during and after debridement.

Study groups in NCT06886633
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Breathing Exercise GroupExperimentalVolunteering to participate in the study, Being 18 years of age or older, Not having a disease that affects breathing such as asthma, COPD, heart failure, Not taking any medication that suppresses anxiety symptoms, Not having a disease that prevents communication such as Alzheimer's or dementia, Not having problems with the ear, nose or throat,
Receives: Behavioral: Breathing exercise
Pressurized Cold Application GroupExperimentalVolunteering to participate in the study, Being 18 years of age or older, Not having a disease that affects breathing such as asthma, COPD, heart failure, Not taking any medication that suppresses anxiety symptoms, Not having a disease that prevents communication such as Alzheimer's or dementia, Not having problems with the ear, nose or throat,
Receives: Device: Experimental: Pressurized Cold Application Group
control groupNo interventionVolunteering to participate in the study, Being 18 years of age or older, Not having a disease that affects breathing such as asthma, COPD, heart failure, Not taking any medication that suppresses anxiety symptoms, Not having a disease that prevents communication such as Alzheimer's or dementia, Not having problems with the ear, nose or throat,

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. State Anxiety Scale

    The State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I) was developed by Spielberger in 1970, adapted to Turkish by Öner N et al. and its validity and reliability study was conducted. The anxiety level is scored as "(1) not at all, (2) a little, (3) a lot and (4) completely" in the STAI-I. Items 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 17, and 18 in the inventory are positive for 40 (increase total anxiety), and items 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 19, and 20 are positive (decrease total score). The total score of the reverse statements is subtracted from the total score obtained for direct statements. In scoring, a score between 1 (or -1) and 4 (or -4) is expected for each item according to its positive or negative feature, and 50 is added to the total score to be obtained. The highest score is 80, the lowest score is 20. The higher the total anxiety score, the more anxiety the person has.

    Measured: Breathing exercises will be performed 5 minutes before starting the debridement process. The exercise will last approximately 15-20 minutes, and the State Anxiety Scale will be administered before and 5 minutes after debridement process.

  2. Visual Analog Scale

    The Turkish validity and reliability of this scale, which was developed by Price et al. (1994) to assess the severity of pain, was conducted by Eti Aslan (2004) by assessing the presence of pain in patients in the postoperative period. The scale is graded from 0 to 10, with 0 = no pain, and 10 = unbearable pain.

    Measured: The patient will be applied compressive cold 10 minutes before the debridement process. A visual comparison scale will be applied to the patient before, during and 5 minutes after debridement process

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Mar 2025
  2. Study start1 Mar 2025
  3. Primary completion15 Oct 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Oct 2025 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
78 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06886633
Sponsor's protocol ID
Hasan Kalyoncu University
Status last verified
Mar 2025
First submitted
23 Dec 2024
Last updated
20 Mar 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Chen CT, Tung HH, Chen YC, Wang JL, Tsai SH, Huang YT, Hsu TF. Cold application for pain and anxiety reduction following chest tube removal: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Nurs. 2023 Feb;32(3-4):574-583. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16315. Epub 2022 Apr 6.

    PubMed 35388557
  • Hu L, Hua Y, Wang L, Mao Z, Jia X, Lei Z, Chang D, Cheng W. Effect of Short-term Deep Breathing Exercises on Perioperative Anxiety and Pain in Pediatric Orthopedic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Perianesth Nurs. 2025 Feb;40(1):69-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2024.03.009. Epub 2024 Jul 9.

    PubMed 38980240
  • Dayya D, O'Neill OJ, Huedo-Medina TB, Habib N, Moore J, Iyer K. Debridement of Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle). 2022 Dec;11(12):666-686. doi: 10.1089/wound.2021.0016. Epub 2021 Dec 21.

    PubMed 34376065

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Breathing exercise and Experimental: Pressurized Cold Application Group in people with Diabetic Foot Ulcer, run by Harran University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Mar 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

State Anxiety Scale (time frame: Breathing exercises will be performed 5 minutes before starting the debridement process. The exercise will last approximately 15-20 minutes, and the State Anxiety Scale will be administered before and 5 minutes after debridement process.). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06886633, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Mar 2025.

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