HAND MASSAGE AFTER ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

Anxiety Clinical Trial

Official title:

EFFECT OF HAND MASSAGE ON PATIENTS AFTER ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME ON THE COMFORT AND ANXIETY LEVEL

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06077175
• Other study ID #: AKSHAND
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 30, 2023
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: TC Erciyes University
• Contact: ÖZLEM CEYHAN
• Phone: +90 352 207 6666
• Email: ozlemg[@]erciyes.edu.tr
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Patients suffering from Acute coronary syndrome may be hospitalized again in a shorter time than expected, and after being discharged, they may live within the limitations imposed by the disease until the end of their lives. This situation causes anxiety in individuals. Today, various methods are used to reduce high levels of anxiety. Massage is the planned and purposeful application of touch and is the most common, most important and oldest complementary treatment used in traditional practices. It is also thought that the comfort levels of individuals experiencing ACS will increase by reducing their anxiety. This study was planned to determine the effect of hand massage applied to patients with ACS on comfort, anxiety level and vital signs.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: March 1, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome for the first time,

• Anxiety score of 16 and above (moderate and severe anxiety)

• 18 years and above,

• No psychiatric disease,

• Patients who do not have communication problems and are competent to answer all questions,

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with uncontrolled Diabetes mellitus

• Patients who cannot communicate and have confusion,

• Those who have any limb, vascular problem or wound that prevents hand massage,

• Thrombophlebitis, occlusive arterial disease, fever etc. Those for whom massage therapy is inconvenient due to illness,

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Anxiety
• Anxiety Disorders
• Syndrome

Intervention

Other:
• hand massage group
Each individual will receive a 10-minute hand massage, 5 minutes for each hand. Since the speed and number of repetitions of the massage movements should be at normal frequency, the massage will be performed at a speed that does not disturb the individual, is not stimulating and has a calming effect, and will not tire the practitioner. In the massage, effleurage (stroking) and friction (circular rubbing) movements will be used, which have a circulation-supporting and tissue-relaxing effect. Evaluations will be made within 30 minutes after the hand massage.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Erciyes University Hospital	Kayseri

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
TC Erciyes University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (4)

Alimohammad HS, Ghasemi Z, Shahriar S, Morteza S, Arsalan K. Effect of hand and foot surface stroke massage on anxiety and vital signs in patients with acute coronary syndrome: A randomized clinical trial. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2018 May;31:126-131. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.01.012. Epub 2018 Feb 13. — View Citation

Cavdar AU, Yilmaz E, Baydur H. The Effect of Hand Massage Before Cataract Surgery on Patient Anxiety and Comfort: A Randomized Controlled Study. J Perianesth Nurs. 2020 Feb;35(1):54-59. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2019.06.012. Epub 2019 Sep 21. — View Citation

Kunikata H, Watanabe K, Miyoshi M, Tanioka T. The effects measurement of hand massage by the autonomic activity and psychological indicators. J Med Invest. 2012;59(1-2):206-12. doi: 10.2152/jmi.59.206. — View Citation

Mei L, Miao X, Chen H, Huang X, Zheng G. Effectiveness of Chinese Hand Massage on Anxiety Among Patients Awaiting Coronary Angiography: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2017 Mar/Apr;32(2):196-203. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000309. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Beck Anxiety Scale	It is a self-rating scale used to determine the frequency of anxiety symptoms experienced by individuals.	It will be done before the massage application, 24 hours after arrival in the intensive care unit.
Primary	Beck Anxiety Scale	It is a self-rating scale used to determine the frequency of anxiety symptoms experienced by individuals.	It will be applied on the 4th day at the end of the application.
Secondary	General Comfort Scale	It is used to determine the comfort level of patients.	It will be done before the massage application, 24 hours after arrival in the intensive care unit.
Secondary	General Comfort Scale	It is used to determine the comfort level of patients.	It will be applied on the 4th day at the end of the application.