Ice lollies to treat post-operative thirst 1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Treating Post-Operative Thirst with Flavoured Ice Lollies or Water - a comparative study to improve post-operative discomfort
IRAS ID
309305
Contact name
David Sleep
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 1 days
Research summary
The 2019 peri-operative quality improvement project (PQIP) run by the Royal College of Anaesthetists showed 79% of patients experience moderate to severe thirst post-operatively. As a significant source of post-operative discomfort, resolving patient thirst may significantly improve their experience.
Whilst provision of oral fluids may be able to alleviate some thirst, many patients are unable to drink sufficient quantities to quench their thirst following an anaesthetic. Furthermore, studies have shown that frozen water is able to quench thirst to a greater degree than liquids.
We therefore propose to give patients ice lollies following their operation to determine if ice lollies quench postoperative thirst better than water and therefore improve patient experience.
REC name
South Central - Oxford A Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/SC/0031
Date of REC Opinion
15 Feb 2022
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion