the effect of hand and foot massages ?on pain severity? ?in abdominal surgeries
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Severity of surgical pain.Abdominal and pelvic pain
- Registration Number
- IRCT20111224008505N48
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
Abdominal surgery (cholecystectomy, appendicitis) with general anesthesia;
Age between 18 and 60 years;
Full vigilance after surgery;
Lack of drug and alcohol addiction;
Not having sensory and motor disorders;
The absence of mental illness (which prevents proper communication and mutual understanding);
Lack of muscular and articular diseases;
Exclusion Criteria
Unwillingness to continue cooperation;
Sensitivity to touch and inability of the individual to tolerate massage;
Known for cardiovascular disease;
Having a wound or burn in the area where the massage is to be done;
Sensitization and skin diseases in the area of the hand that prevent the massage;
History of Massage Therapy;
Patient with diabetes;
laparoscopy;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Intensity of pain. Timepoint: Before and 6 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Numerical grading scale to measure pain severity.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of pain assess by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Timepoint: preoperative and 6 hours after operation. Method of measurement: severity of pain will be measured by a ruler numerated from zero to ten. Accordingly scores of one to three , four to seven, and eight to ten represent mild, moderate and severe pain, respectively.