Investigating the effect of chewing gum on head and face edema of burn patients

Determining the effect of chewing gum on head and face edema of burn patients

The research will be a double-blind clinical trial, with parallel and randomized groups, according to the third phase, on 64 patients (32 people in each group) with burns using random allocation according to permutation blocks of 4. The duration of the intervention is considered to be 4 weeks, and the outcome variables will be measured before and after the end of the intervention.

The study's site will be the burn department of Imam Khomeini (RA) hospital in Ilam city, where the samples will receive the intervention on the second day of hospitalization

Entry criteria: full consciousness, 24 hours have passed since admission to the ward, second and third degree burns on the head, face and neck, burn percentage less than 50%, having one to three molar teeth on both sides, not consuming food from the street Mouth Exclusion criteria: unwillingness to participate in the study, existence or history of addiction, electric burn, need for surgery and grafting in the head and neck burn site, use of various diuretic drugs

From the second day of hospitalization, from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, every three hours for 20 minutes, the intervention group chews 14 grams of Orbit mint gum for 4 times over a period of 3 days. do not receive All subjects participating in the study will receive head and neck elevation as per the routine.

Burn edema

At the beginning, the candidates to enter the study will be determined based on the entry and exit criteria, and then Balance-block randomization with 4 permutations will be used for random allocation. Blocks used include: 1. PPGG, 2. PGPG, 3. PGGP, 4. GGPP, 5. GPGP and 6. GPPG, in which the letter P (training) and the letter G (control) will be. RAS (Research Analysis and Statistics) software will be used to generate random blocks and a random number table will be used to select each block.

After entering the control and intervention groups, a permanent nurse will be responsible for dressing and measuring the upper-lower diameter, maxillary diameter and frontal diameter throughout the study. In order to use chewing gums, a small package containing the code of each person participating in the study according to whether he is in control or intervention, is placed in the packages by the head nurse of the department on a daily basis, and that head of control or intervention It does not know the intervention of people. One of the researchers will also be present in the burn department daily at 10 am and 10 pm to monitor the measurement of the mentioned diameters on the face and neck and will write down the resulting numbers without knowing the allocation of the samples. and will enter in SPSS software. The statistical analyst will perform the statistical analysis without knowing the objectives of the research and the allocation of samples.

At the end of the study, a decision will be made by the research team

At the end of the study, a decision will be made by the research team

At the end of the study, a decision will be made by the research team

At the end of the study, a decision will be made by the research team

At the end of the study, a decision will be made by the research team

At the end of the study, a decision will be made by the research team