HAND MASSAGE AFTER ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

Sponsor

TC Erciyes University (Other)

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT06077175

Collaborator

(none)

120

Enrollment

Arms

2.9

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief 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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Acute Coronary Syndrome Anxiety	Other: hand massage group	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

120 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Supportive Care

Official Title:

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

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Nov 30, 2023

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Dec 30, 2023

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Feb 27, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: intervention group	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.
No Intervention: Control group

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: intervention group

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.

No Intervention: Control group

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Beck Anxiety Scale [It will be done before the massage application, 24 hours after arrival in the intensive care unit.]
It is a self-rating scale used to determine the frequency of anxiety symptoms experienced by individuals.
Beck Anxiety Scale [It will be applied on the 4th day at the end of the application.]
It is a self-rating scale used to determine the frequency of anxiety symptoms experienced by individuals.

Secondary Outcome Measures

General Comfort Scale [It will be done before the massage application, 24 hours after arrival in the intensive care unit.]
It is used to determine the comfort level of patients.
General Comfort Scale [It will be applied on the 4th day at the end of the application.]
It is used to determine the comfort level of patients.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

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,