Effects of Massage Therapy on Sleep After Heart Surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
• Interventions: Other: Control; Other: Massage Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT01095419
• Lead Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Massage Therapy for improving the quality of sleep in patients on postoperative period of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).

Detailed Description

Patients We evaluated patients admitted to the ward waiting for elective CABG surgery.

Preoperative evaluation The preoperative clinical assessment consisted of obtaining information regarding demographics and personal characteristics.

Postoperative protocol and evaluation After discharge from the intensive care unit to the ward during the postoperative period, the patients were randomized to 3 nights of sitting for 10 minutes, with no intervention (Control) or to MT. Briefly, MT consisted of massage of the neck, shoulders, and back. The massage was initiated with light manual compression and progressed to deep compression. The compression was performed with the inner region of the fingers, hand-shaped clamp, and friction (digital compression with the thumb) on trigger points, cervical traction, and mobilization in all planes (front, back, and sides). The massage was finished with light manual compression. During the study period, all patients completed a sleep diary containing the time they went to sleep, woke up, and took daytime naps. The patients completed a VAS for pain and fatigue (similar to the preoperative evaluation described previously) as well as a VAS for sleep on days 1, 2, and 3, corresponding to the morning following the intervention that was performed on the previous night.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-05
• Primary Completion: 2009-01
• Study Completion: 2009-01
• Status Verified: 2010-03
• Study First Submitted: 2010-03-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-03-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-03-29
• Study First Posted: 2010-03-30
• Last Update Posted: 2010-03-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Inclusion criteria included patients of both genders, between 40 to 80 years of age which were waiting for Coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥35kg/m2
• Regular alcohol consumption
• Chronic use of hypnotics
• A previous diagnosis of sleep disorders
• Previous surgeries performed in the last 24 months
• The inability to read and write. We also excluded patients who underwent valve surgery combined with CABG, the presence of a thoracic drain, and ICU stay longer than 5 days in the postoperative period

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control	Control	Patients were seated in a chair for the same period then those from MT group, but did not receive intervention
Massage Therapy	Massage Therapy	Patients in the postoperative period of coronary artery bypass graft surgery, which receive intervention for 3 consecutive days

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effects of Massage Therapy on quality of sleep	3 days after return to the ward

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of massage therapy on pain and fatigue complaints	3 days after return to the ward

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Heart Institute -University of São Paulo School of Medicine; 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil