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The Effect of Foot Massage on Anxiety, Pain and Comfort Level

NCT05850897 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2024-12-11

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Summary

Aim and objectives:The aim of this study is to examine the effect of foot massage on reducing pain and anxiety and increasing the comfort level in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Design:The study is a randomized controlled experimental study with a pretest posttest control group.

Methods:This study will be carried out in Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Training and Research Hospital General Surgery Clinic. Participants were divided into massage group and control group. Vital signs of the massage group will be taken 2 hours before the operation and Surgical Anxiety Scale will be applied to adult patients (n=40). At this stage, the patient's both feet will be massaged for a total of 20 minutes, 10 minutes each. Vital signs and anxiety status of the patients will be evaluated 30 minutes after the procedure. Postoperative vital signs, pain severity, anxiety and comfort level will be evaluated and after the evaluation, a foot massage will be applied to both feet of the patient for 10 minutes, for a total of 20 minutes. Vital signs and pain levels of the patients will be evaluated at the 5th, 30th, 60th, 90th and 120th minutes after the massage, and their comfort and anxiety levels will be evaluated at the 30th minute. The same data will be collected from patients in the control group (n=40) without foot massage. Data will be collected from Patient Descriptive Information Form, Vital Signs Follow-up Form, Surgical Anxiety Scale for Adult Patients, Perianesthesia Comfort Scale, Numerical Pain Scale.will be used.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

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Appropriate position is given to the patients. Thumb and finger movements, patting, rubbing and squeezing techniques are used in foot massage. During training, the active hand applies pressure, while the passive hand uses both hands to support the foot. The intervention begins with rubbing and warming the feet. The duration of the foot warming process is approximately 5 minutes, and after the foot warming maneuvers, the methods of moving the thumbs of both hands towards the soles of the feet and spinning the laundry are used. The inner and outer parts of the foot are patted in a balanced way. This caressing movement on both feet is done with these movements in a light and rhythmic way and the massage is completed. Data will be obtained with Patient Descriptive Information Form, Vital Signs Follow-up Form, Surgical Anxiety Scale for Adult Patients, Perianesthesia Comfort Scale, Numerical Pain Scale.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-30
Primary Completion
2024-06-01
Completion
2024-12-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

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