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Comparing the effects of massage therapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on anxiety, fatigue and sleep quality of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft

Comparing the effects of massage therapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on anxiety, fatigue and sleep quality of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20200206046395N4
Enrollment
126
Registered
2024-06-15
Start date
2024-07-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-24

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Conditions

Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified. Chronic ischemic heart disease, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: intervention group: In the massage group, the classic massage procedure will be applied to the patients hands without using any special equipment and will include the combination of 3

Sponsors

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing CABG surgery No previous use of alcohol, sedative and anti-anxiety drugs or narcotics Not using complementary medicine methods during the previous three months Absence of wounds, phlebitis, trauma and arthritis in the massage area

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Previous diagnosis of sleep disorders Loss of consciousness and need for mechanical ventilation more than 24 hours after surgery Contraindications to TENS use such as pregnancy, epilepsy and skin disorders in the area where the electrodes are used Patients with severe communication disorder and unstable vital signs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sleep quality. Timepoint: First, on the second day after the operation (before the intervention), the sleep quality of the patients will be evaluated. Then, after the end of the intervention period, on the morning of the fifth day after the operation, the quality of sleep will be evaluated again. Method of measurement: Richards–Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: First, on the second day after the operation (before the intervention), the patients' anxiety will be evaluated. Then, after the end of the intervention period, on the morning of the fifth day after the operation, anxiety will be evaluated again. Method of measurement: The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).;Fatigue. Timepoint: First, on the second day after the operation (before the intervention), the fatigue of the patients will be evaluated. Then, after the end of the intervention period, on the morning of the fifth day after the operation, fatigue will be assessed again. Method of measurement: The multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI-20).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMobin Mottahedi

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences

Mobinmottahedi1372@gmail.com+98 23 3251 2173

Outcome results

None listed

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