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The effectiveness of simple and hot stone slow-stroke back massage on pain, anxiety and sleep quality after surgery: A randomized clinical trial study

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Patients after orthopedic surgery.
orthopedic
Registration Number
IRCT20211023052847N2
Lead Sponsor
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
99
Inclusion Criteria

Age between 18 and 75 years old
Having an orthopedic surgery that can tolerate the massage position (orthopneic) or recovery without increasing pain.
Not using massage in the last three months.
Non-use of sleeping pills, benzodiazepines, sedatives and narcotics by the patient, other than painkillers prescribed by the doctor.
Absence of severe neuropathy in the patient
Being healthy and not having wounds or skin disease or surgery in the back area
Obtaining permission from the patient's doctor.
Not suffering from mental retardation and mental illnesses, lack of cognitive, emotional or verbal impairment.
Not suffering from another acute disease that causes pain and anxiety.
No history of arthritis, joint rheumatism or joint diseases in the shoulder and back area.
Having full consciousness and the ability to communicate verbally and visually and the ability to speak, read and write.

Exclusion Criteria

Withdrawal from continuing cooperation
Patient discharge
Change of condition and critical condition of the patient

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain. Timepoint: Before the intervention and again half an hour after the intervention, the pain questionnaires will be completed for all three groups. Method of measurement: Pain (Visual Analogue Scale).;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention and again half an hour after the intervention, the anxiety questionnaires will be completed for all three groups. Method of measurement: Anxiety (Spielberger state and trait Anxiety Questionnaire).;Sleep quality after surgery. Timepoint: Before the intervention and again the day after the intervention, the sleep quality questionnaires will be completed for all three groups. Method of measurement: Sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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