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Clinical Trials/NCT06007716
NCT06007716
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

The Effect Of Reflexology Massage On Pain, Anxiety And Comfort Level In Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Hakkari Universitesi1 site in 1 country74 target enrollmentJuly 1, 2021

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Myocardial Infarction
Sponsor
Hakkari Universitesi
Enrollment
74
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
The McGill Pain Scale Short Form-2
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

This study was performed as a randomized controlled a study with a pre test-post test design, aimed to determine affect of reflexology masagge to the pain, anxiety and comfort level on the patients that are percutaneous coronary intervention.

Detailed Description

A total of 74 patients, 37 in the experimental group and 37 in the placebo group, who met the criteria for inclusion in the study, constituted the sample of the study. Research data were collected with "Structured Patient Information Form", "Vital Signs Form", "State Anxiety Scale", "Visual Comparison Scale", "McGill Pain Scale Short Form" and "General Comfort Scale Short Form". Appropriate statistical methods were used in the analysis of the data. Reflexology massage is a well tolerated, inexpensive, applicable and safe non-pharmacological method. The fact that nurses are educated and experienced about reflexology massage is of great importance for integrating reflexology massage into clinical settings. If the results of this study are significant, it will be concluded that reflexology massage is effective in the management of pain and anxiety and increasing the comfort level in patients undergoing PCI. It will be recommended that reflexology massage be used in clinics to reduce pain, anxiety and increase comfort level in individuals undergoing PCI, and to include it in patient education. No study has been found in the national literature evaluating the effectiveness of reflexology massage in the management of PCI-related pain, anxiety and comfort. It is thought that this study will fill an important gap in the literature. The aim of this study, carried out in this context, is to reveal the effect of reflexology massage on pain, anxiety and comfort level in patients undergoing PCI.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
July 1, 2021
End Date
September 30, 2023
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Kamber Sumer

Assistant professor

Hakkari Universitesi

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Over 18 years old,
  • Literate, Diagnosed with PCI-related pain,
  • Pain score of 4 out of 10 according to Visual Comparison Scale (VAS) after PCI.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Presence of a pacemaker,
  • Having a diagnosis of diabetic foot,
  • Presence of vision, hearing, cognitive ability impairment or psychosis,
  • Being pregnant,
  • Presence of disc herniation,
  • Any contagious skin disease (shingles, fungus, etc.), open lesion/wound on the lower extremities, scar tissue, fracture, dislocation, amputation, edema, hematoma, thrombophlebitis, inflammatory and degenerative joint disease,
  • Having applied reflexology massage in the last month

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The McGill Pain Scale Short Form-2

Time Frame: 2 days

The McGill Pain Scale Short Form, developed by Melzack in 1987, provides information about the sensory characteristics, severity and effect of pain. The validity and reliability study in Turkey was developed by Yakut et al. in 2007. McGill Pain Scale Short Form-2 (MAS-SF-2) was developed in 2010 by revising the McGill Pain Scale Short Form by Bicici and Günes.

Secondary Outcomes

  • State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(2 days)

Study Sites (1)

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