Comparing the effects of massage therapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on anxiety, fatigue and sleep quality of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified.Chronic ischemic heart disease, unspecifiedI25.9
- Registration Number
- IRCT20200206046395N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 126
Inclusion Criteria
Patients undergoing CABG surgery
No previous use of alcohol, sedative and anti-anxiety drugs or narcotics
Not using complementary medicine methods during the previous three months
Absence of wounds, phlebitis, trauma and arthritis in the massage area
Exclusion Criteria
Previous diagnosis of sleep disorders
Loss of consciousness and need for mechanical ventilation more than 24 hours after surgery
Contraindications to TENS use such as pregnancy, epilepsy and skin disorders in the area where the electrodes are used
Patients with severe communication disorder and unstable vital signs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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