Health Condition 1: null- postoperative cardiac surgery patients.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Foot massage: Foot massage for a period of ten minutes will be given to the subjects in experimental group
Intervention2: Foot massage: Foot massage for a period of ten minutes will be
Sponsors
Nil
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients between 18-65 yrs of age 2.All Patients who undergo cardiac surgery electively 3.Patients with pain score two and above. 4.Patients who can read and write English, Tamil, Hindi,Malayalam, Telugu &Bengali.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: I.Patients who are on continuous sedation and intake of pain killers or anti inflammatory drugs within 3 hours of duration. II.Patients on support of mechanical ventilation , inotroph infusion III.Patients with diabetic neuropathy, pedal edema
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in pain and anxiety as measured by Numerical Pain Rating Scale and beck Anxiety InventoryTimepoint: Reduction in pain will be measured at an interval of 30 minutes 60 minutes and 90 minutes using numerical pain rating scale and anxiety will be measured at 90 minutes using Beck Anxiety Inventory | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Biophysiological measures such as reduction in heart rate blood pressure and improved sleep In this study secondary outcome are not assessedTimepoint: Immediately to 30 minutes for heart rate blood pressure and sleep | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAnbarasiC
College of Nursing CMC Velloe
Outcome results
None listed