The effect of therapeutic touch on pain and physiological variables of patients undergoing of mechanical ventilation in intensive care units

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• Conditions: Patiants with airway artificial lung.; Other diseases of the respiratory system; J95-99

• Registration Number: IRCT2015061112257N3
• Lead Sponsor: Vic chancellor for research, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

patiants who are under mechanical ventilation in intensive care units of consciousness by GCS> 8; consent of the patient's relatives or legal guardians to participate in the study; patients aged at least 15 years and a maximum of 60 years old; patients who were admitted in ICU for 24 hours; patients predicted to recieve intervention for 4 times; patients who have pain on the results of the survey instrument and score more than 2 times introduced tools to gain. Exclusion criteria: patients with acute neurological disorders or trauma to the head; patients with a history of psychological problems; transferable to other word or fatal; patients suffering from neuromuscular, quadriplegia; patients taking the drug for patients with muscle relaxants; chronic diseases (diabetes, cancer, arthritis Rheumatoid); patients during therapeutic touch their blood pressure more or less than 20% of the base rate and rate of breathing more than 25 times per minute; heart rate more than 20% of the initial state and spo2 10% decline and a lack of coordination with ventilator; patients with acute pain and patiants have acute pain and short term as a result of some invasive treatment methods such as injection and venipuncture and change their positions.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified