coronary artery disease. Atherosclerotic heart disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: The first group (massage by the nurse): massage therapy will be done for 30 minutes by a nurse in the third and fourth post-op days. Pain severity will be assessed before, immediately,
Behavior
The first group (massage by the nurse): massage therapy will be done for 30 minutes by a nurse in the third and fourth post-op days. Pain severity will be assessed before, immediately, 30, 60, and 12
Group II (massage by the patient's companion): massage therapy will be done for 30 minutes by a patient's companion in the third and fourth post-op days. Pain severity will be assessed before, immedia
Group III (control group): This group does not receive massage therapy, but in the third and fourth post-op days a nurse and a patient's companion remain with patient for 30 minutes. Pain severity wil
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Scinces
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: A) Inclusion criteria: 1- Orientation to time, place & person; 2 - Minimum age 18 and maximum 70; 3- Post CABG patients; 4- Patients hospitalized in post heart surgery ICU and stay at least 3 days; 5- Willing to participate. B) Exclusion criteria:1- Unwillingness to continuing participation; 2- Decrease level of consciousness; 3- Unstable hemodynamic status; 4- Patients who have coagulation problems; 5- Pump time more than four hours; 6- Patients who have chronic and malignant pain; 7- prescription of sedative drugs (over 0 .5 mg Alprazolam per day); 8- History of drug and alcohol abuse over the last two months; 9- History of diabetes over the last fifteen years; 10- History of neurological, cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, psychiatric and respiratory disorders.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: before and immediately,30,60 minutes and 2 hours after the massage therapy. Method of measurement: visual analog scale.;Sleep quality. Timepoint: before and one day after the last intervention. Method of measurement: SMHSQ. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactRast Fazlollah
Shiraz University of Medical scinces
Outcome results
None listed