Comparing the effects of therapeutic massage done by nurses and patients companion on reducing anxiety, vital signs and the blood cortisol level in males hospitalized in coronary care unit .

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201112048296N1

Enrollment

Registered

2012-02-11

Start date

2013-03-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Angina pectoris. Angina pectoris

Interventions

Intervention 1: The first group (massage by the nurse): The patient's vial signs will be assessed on 30 minutes before the massage will be done. Then the Spielberger questionnaire will be completed by

Behavior

The first group (massage by the nurse): The patient's vial signs will be assessed on 30 minutes before the massage will be done. Then the Spielberger questionnaire will be completed by the patient and

group II (massage by the patient's companion): The patient's vial signs will be assessed on 30 minutes before the massage will be done. Then the Spielberger questionnaire will be completed by the pa

Group III (control group): This group does not receive massage therapy, but will receive the routine care. The patient's vial signs will be assessed on 30 minutes after being in bed. Then the Spielb

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

No minimum to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A) Inclusion criteria: 1. Male patients hospitalized in CCU 2. Being literate. 3. Being conscious 4. Stay in ward more than 3 days 5. Willing to participate B) Exclusion criteria: 1- Discharge from the ward 2- Loss of consciousness 3 -Having cardiac arrest during the past 72 hours 4- Receiving warfarin 5- Having known mental disorder 6- having cardiac pacemaker 7- Bradycardia (pulse rate less than 60) 8- Severe dyspnea 9- Having burn more than 25% of BSA 10- Having known infectious disinvest or hepatitis and jaundice 11- Fever 12- Having amputed limb 13- Having known adrenal gland disorder 14- Having bone fractures in the past 2 months 15- Having known skin problem 16- Deep vein thrombosis 17- Having dialysis fistula.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger questionnaire.;Serum cortisol. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Blood tests.;Vital signs. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Blood pressure (sphygmomanometre), temprature (medical termometer), pulse and respiration (by the researcher, in 1 min.).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRahman Rajabi

Kashan University of Medical Sciences

rajabi_ra@kaums.ac.ir; rajabi.rahman@yahoo.com+98 36 1444 8108

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026