Investigating the effect of back massage on pain and hemodynamic variables of patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit

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Conditions: The effect of back massage on pain and hemodynamic symptoms of in patients in the intensive care unit.

Registration Number: IRCT20231010059680N1

Lead Sponsor: Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Consent of the Patient's legal Guardian for Cooperation
Patients with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) less than 8
Hospitalization History of more than 48 Hours in the Intensive Care Unit
Age between 18 and 70 Years

Exclusion Criteria

Prohibition of Changing Body Position for the Patient
Severe Head Injury
Skin Wounds in the Massage Area
Previous Operations in the Back, lung and Abdomen

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain score in Critical Care Pain Observation Tool. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Critical Care Pain Observation Tool is a tool used to measure pain in patients who are unable to verbally describe their pain. This tool consists of four parts. 1- facial expression, 2- body movements, 3- muscle stiffness, and 4- patient adaptation to ventilator in intubated patients. Each step is scored between 0 and 2 points according to the patient's condition. The maximum score is eight, which indicates excessive pain, and the absence of pain is scored as zero.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in blood pressure. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Patient vital signs monitor device.;Change in heart rate. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Patient vital signs monitor device.;Change in respiratory rate. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Patient vital signs monitor device.;Change in oxygen saturation level. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Patient vital signs monitor device.