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The effect of massage therapy on restlessness of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in ICU

The effect of massage therapy on restlessness of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in ICU

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20111224008505N46
Enrollment
40
Registered
2018-04-02
Start date
2017-12-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-04-30

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Conditions

Agitation. symptoms and sings involving appearance and behaviour

Interventions

Intervention 1: intervention group: therapeutic massages will be performed with the Thai classical method using sweet almond oil. the patient will be massaged for 20 minutes in the morning and in the

Sponsors

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Satisfaction of the first-degree relatives to participate in the study; ages 18 and older intact massage areas getting permission from the physician , Glasgow scale score of 5 or higher lack of addiction to drugs or alcohol 24 hours after hospitalization in the ICU hemodynamic stability mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours the absence of infectious diseases, hepatitis and known skin problems lack of dialysis fistula and history of fracture in the last 2 months (to prevent damage to the limbs) no limitation for body changes (such as acute bleeding , floating chest) or massage (such as severe burns, severe shortness of breath, fever, etc.) restlessness behavior in the range of +1 to +4 according to the Richmond criterion

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Significant reduction in consciousness wounds in massage areas quadriplegia receiving neuromuscular restrainters extubation earlier than 48 hours loss of restlessness after the first intervention,and lack of restlessness for subsequent interventions patients with known venous thrombosis (for the prevention of embolism) limb amputation due to sensory impairment patient for whom the dialysis fistula is inserted or who have fracture

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Agitation. Timepoint: 30 minutes before the intervention, 60 and 120 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed saeed najafi

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

najafisa@sums.ac.ir+98 71 3626 7101

Outcome results

None listed

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