The effect of facial and head massage on improving Delirium in elderly women hospitalized in Coronary Care units

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2015051922320N1

Enrollment

Registered

2015-08-20

Start date

2015-05-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Delirium. Delirium, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: For subjects in test group, massage therapy was performed four times (twice at 10:00 a.m. and twice at 6:00 p.m.) each for 15 minutes. Intervention 2: Control group only received routi

Treatment - Other

Treatment - Drugs

For subjects in test group, massage therapy was performed four times (twice at 10:00 a.m. and twice at 6:00 p.m.) each for 15 minutes.

Control group only received routine treatments.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

60 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: inclusion criteria are: no opium and alcohol dependency; no visual and auditory lesion; no history of cognitive impairment; no history of psychological disease; and no history of psychoeffective drug use. exclusion criteria are: head and face lesions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Delirium. Timepoint: After 2 times of intervention. Method of measurement: Neecham questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Outcome results

None listed

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