The effects of slow-stroke back massage on anxiety, depression, blood pressure and shoulder pain in stroke patients

Not Applicable

Conditions: shoulder pain.
Other shoulder lesions

Registration Number: IRCT138812232560N3

Lead Sponsor: Qom University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1) Stroke patients experiencing shoulder pain,
2) Patients 40 years of age or older,
3) Had a stroke in the recent 6 month,
4) Had continuous pain in shoulder,
5) No history of bradycardia, hypotension, spinal and skin disorders as well as malignancy of the spinal column.
6) Not received sedative and depressive drugs 4 hours before complete questionnaires.
7) Ability of patient to speaking;

Exclusive criteria :

1) Absence of collaboration,
2) Death or exit from study,
3) Had a hypotension and vertigo during massage intervention,
4) Received other complementary therapy for relieving of the pain, anxiety and depression.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Decrease of anxiety. Timepoint: hospital anxiety and depression scale(HADS)before and end of the third day, after the massage intervention. Method of measurement: Hospital anxiety and depression scale(HADS).;Decrease of blood pressure. Timepoint: Systolic and diastolic blood pressure of each subject measured before and after the cessation of intervention. Method of measurement: check list blood pressure.;Decrease of depression. Timepoint: hospital anxiety and depression scale(HADS) before and end of the third day, after the massage intervention. Method of measurement: Hospital anxiety and depression scale(HADS).;Decrease of shoulder pain. Timepoint: VAS scale before and end of the third day, after the massage intervention. Method of measurement: VAS scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures