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The Effect of Therapeutic Touch Applied During Knee Replacement Surgery on Anxiety, Vital Signs and Comfort Level

NCT06426381 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 128

Last updated 2025-01-28

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Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of therapeutic touch on patients' anxiety, vital signs and comfort levels during knee replacement surgery performed under local anesthesia.

The study will be completed with a total of 128 participants, including 64 experimental and 64 control participants.

As a randomization method, the simple randomization method will be used to ensure an equal number of samples in two groups, and patients will be assigned to the experimental and control groups. In the research, patients will be given verbal information about the research, and written informed consent will be obtained from the patients who accept it.

In the study, therapeutic touch was applied for 15-20 minutes during knee replacement surgery and the effect of this application on vital signs, anxiety level and comfort was evaluated.

Conditions

  • Intraoperative Complications

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Therapeutic Touch

Asymmetric energy fields can be balanced using the therapeutic touch method and treatment becomes easier. In this way, the person regains his health or can be helped to regain his health.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dilek GÜRÇAYIR

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dilek GÜRÇAYIR, Dr. · Ataturk University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-01
Primary Completion
2024-03-30
Completion
2024-03-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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