Comparing the effects of therapeutic massage done by nurses and patients companion on reducing anxiety, vital signs and the blood cortisol level in males hospitalized in coronary care unit .
Early Phase 1
- Conditions
- Angina pectoris.Angina pectoris
- Registration Number
- IRCT201112048296N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Kashan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
A)
1. Male patients hospitalized in CCU
2. Being literate.
3. Being conscious
4. Stay in ward more than 3 days
5. Willing to participate
B) Exclusion criteria:
1- Discharge from the ward
2- Loss of consciousness
3 -Having cardiac arrest during the past 72 hours
4- Receiving warfarin
5- Having known mental disorder
6- having cardiac pacemaker
7- Bradycardia (pulse rate less than 60)
8- Severe dyspnea
9- Having burn more than 25% of BSA
10- Having known infectious disinvest or hepatitis and jaundice
11- Fever
12- Having amputed limb
13- Having known adrenal gland disorder
14- Having bone fractures in the past 2 months
15- Having known skin problem
16- Deep vein thrombosis
17- Having dialysis fistula.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger questionnaire.;Serum cortisol. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Blood tests.;Vital signs. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Blood pressure (sphygmomanometre), temprature (medical termometer), pulse and respiration (by the researcher, in 1 min.).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method