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The effect of therapeutic touch on pain and physiological variables of patients undergoing of mechanical ventilation in intensive care units

The effect of therapeutic touch on pain and physiological variables of patients undergoing of mechanical ventilation in intensive care units

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015061112257N3
Enrollment
60
Registered
2015-09-19
Start date
2014-12-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Patiants with airway artificial lung. Other diseases of the respiratory system

Interventions

Intervention 1: This study is a randomized clinical trial with two groups of control and intervention groups were divided by the blocking method available before of therapeutic thouch, pain and phy
Prevention
This study is a randomized clinical trial with two groups of control and intervention groups were divided by the blocking method available before of therapeutic thouch, pain and physiologic variabl
In the control group, the pain and physiologic variables will be recorded and then shame touch therapy is performanced for 20 -30 minutes. Then the pain and physiological variables assessed and recor

Sponsors

Vic chancellor for research, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patiants who are under mechanical ventilation in intensive care units of consciousness by GCS> 8; consent of the patient's relatives or legal guardians to participate in the study; patients aged at least 15 years and a maximum of 60 years old; patients who were admitted in ICU for 24 hours; patients predicted to recieve intervention for 4 times; patients who have pain on the results of the survey instrument and score more than 2 times introduced tools to gain. Exclusion criteria: patients with acute neurological disorders or trauma to the head; patients with a history of psychological problems; transferable to other word or fatal; patients suffering from neuromuscular, quadriplegia; patients taking the drug for patients with muscle relaxants; chronic diseases (diabetes, cancer, arthritis Rheumatoid); patients during therapeutic touch their blood pressure more or less than 20% of the base rate and rate of breathing more than 25 times per minute; heart rate more than 20% of the initial state and spo2 10% decline and a lack of coordination with ventilator; patients with acute pain and patiants have acute pain and short term as a result of some invasive treatment methods such as injection and venipuncture and change their positions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: after of every Session. Method of measurement: pain assessment of cpot scale.;Systolic blood pressure. Timepoint: after of every Session. Method of measurement: mmhg , measured with a calibrated monitoring SAADAT company.;Dyastolic blood pressure. Timepoint: after of every Session. Method of measurement: mmhg,measured with a calibrated monitoring SAADAT company.;Mean arterial pressure. Timepoint: after of every Session. Method of measurement: mmhg,measured with a calibrated monitoring SAADAT company.;Pulse rate. Timepoint: after of every Session. Method of measurement: the minutes of number,measured with a calibrated monitoring SAADAT company.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: after of every Session. Method of measurement: the minutes of number,measured with a calibrated monitoring SAADAT company.;Spo2. Timepoint: after of every Session. Method of measurement: persentage minutesmeasured with a calibrated monitoring SAADAT company.;Cardiac rhythm. Timepoint: after of every Session. Method of measurement: evaluation with 2 nurses.;Raspiratory rhythm. Timepoint: after of every Session. Method of measurement: evaluation with 2 nurses.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Patient death. Timepoint: the patient death during the study. Method of measurement: questionnair.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Zaeimi

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

zaeimi.maryam@yahoo.com; nursing@zums.ac.ir+98 24 3377 2057

Outcome results

None listed

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