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Effect of Reflexology Massage on Pain and Anxiety.

NCT05428644 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2022-11-15

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Summary

Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the effects of reflexology hand massage group and placebo group on pain and anxiety in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Method: Individuals who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery in accordance with the sampling inclusion criteria will be allocated to the reflexology and placebo groups by block randomization using the randomization method. After the groups are determined, the patients in the reflexology hand massage group and placebo group will be asked to fill in the Socio-Demographic Information Form, the State Anxiety Scale and the Visual Analog Scale will be taken.

In addition to the standard nursing care of the hospital, individuals in the reflexology group and placebo group will be massaged for 10 minutes, a total of 20 minutes, after the extubation procedure. Individuals in the reflexology group and placebo group will be followed up before the massage (0. minute) and after the massage at the 5th, 30th and 60th minutes, and the data will be recorded.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

massage therapy

In addition to the standard nursing care of the hospital, individuals in the reflexology hand massage and placebo hand massage group will be given a 10-minute massage for both hands, a total of 20 minutes, after the extubation procedure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dokuz Eylul University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gülşah Gürol Arslan, PhD · Associate professor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-10
Primary Completion
2022-09-15
Completion
2022-10-10

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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