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The effect of massage on physical symptoms after discharge from the intensive care unit

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
respiratory diseases.
R06. 03
Registration Number
IRCT20191027045257N2
Lead Sponsor
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
74
Inclusion Criteria

1. Age between 18 to 65 years
2. Has been hospitalized in the respiratory intensive care unit for at least one week and has received the usual treatments in the intensive care unit.
3. Intubation of the patient during ICU hospitalization
4.The diagnosis of one of the types of respiratory diseases such as COPD, improved covid19 patients, ARDS, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis and asthma is made by the treating physician.
5. Show at least two signs of the physical symptoms of the post intensive care syndrome (pain, muscle weakness, disturbance in daily activities of life, dyspnea)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Underlying disease of the musculoskeletal system (neurological symptoms in the limbs, diabetic neuropathy and a history of hernia and lumbar and cervical disc)
Epilepsy
pregnancy
hemophilia
History of diagnosed mental illness

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain, muscle weakness, ability to perform activity of daily living. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: questionnaire.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Dyspnea. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.
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