HAND MASSAGE AFTER ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Anxiety
• Interventions: Other: hand massage group

• Registration Number: NCT06077175
• Lead Sponsor: TC Erciyes University

Brief Summary

Patients suffering from Acute coronary syndrome may be hospitalized again in a shorter time than expected, and after being discharged, they may live within the limitations imposed by the disease until the end of their lives. This situation causes anxiety in individuals. Today, various methods are used to reduce high levels of anxiety. Massage is the planned and purposeful application of touch and is the most common, most important and oldest complementary treatment used in traditional practices. It is also thought that the comfort levels of individuals experiencing ACS will increase by reducing their anxiety. This study was planned to determine the effect of hand massage applied to patients with ACS on comfort, anxiety level and vital signs.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Study First Submitted: 2023-10-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-05
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-11
• Study Start: 2023-11-30
• Primary Completion: 2024-03-01
• Study Completion: 2024-06-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome for the first time,
• Anxiety score of 16 and above (moderate and severe anxiety)
• 18 years and above,
• No psychiatric disease,
• Patients who do not have communication problems and are competent to answer all questions,

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with uncontrolled Diabetes mellitus
• Patients who cannot communicate and have confusion,
• Those who have any limb, vascular problem or wound that prevents hand massage,
• Thrombophlebitis, occlusive arterial disease, fever etc. Those for whom massage therapy is inconvenient due to illness,

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
intervention group	hand massage group	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Beck Anxiety Scale	It will be applied on the 4th day at the end of the application.	It is a self-rating scale used to determine the frequency of anxiety symptoms experienced by individuals.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
General Comfort Scale	It will be applied on the 4th day at the end of the application.	It is used to determine the comfort level of patients.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Erciyes University Hospital; 🇹🇷 Kayseri, Turkey