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Effect of Family Member's Massage Therapy on the Vital Signs and Glasgow Coma Scale Score

NCT01909882 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2013-07-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The effect of family member's massage therapy on the Vital signs and Glasgow Coma Scale Score of hospitalized patients in Intensive Care Unit: A Triple-blinded Randomized controlled Clinical Trial Study

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Massage therapy

One session of massage therapy (for 60 minutes) was done by the patient's family member. Almond oil was used for effleurage and massage facilitation. Back, shoulder deltoid muscles, front and posterior parts of legs, arms, forearms, front and back parts of thighs, palms and fingers, metatarsus, front and back of feet and toes, belly and chest, auxiliaries and neck muscles of the patients were massaged. Massage techniques used included static massage, surface tension techniques, stretching massage, superficial lymph unload, transverse friction techniques, and myofacial releasing techniques. All the massage sessions were conducted in the morning shifts. For the control group, there was no intervention and patients just received the routine care of the unit.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences

    collaborator OTHER

  • Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • amir vahedian-azimi, professor · BMSU

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-08-31
Primary Completion
2007-12-31
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • Iran

Study Locations

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