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The effect of touch on vital signs and level of consciousness

Comparison of the effect of touch by nurse with touch by the patient himself on vital signs and level of consciousness of patients admitted to intensive care units

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20210327050780N1
Enrollment
48
Registered
2021-12-06
Start date
2021-10-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-01-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Loss of consciousness.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: the group that is touched by a nurse. Intervention 2: Intervention group 2:A group that is touched by the patient herself and with the help of a nurse.

Sponsors

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Effect by reducing the level of consciousness with the inclusion criteria of age between 15 to 60 Patients with decreased level of consciousness with GCS inclusion criteria below 8 Patients with decreased level of consciousness with the criterion of the absence of various sensory disorders

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Transfer the patient to other medical centers Having sensory problems

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Level of conciosness. Timepoint: Touch for six consecutive days, each time for 10 minutes in the morning and evening shifts. Method of measurement: Glasgow Coma Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Vital Signs. Timepoint: Control vital signs before and after the intervention on 6 consecutive days in the morning and evening. Method of measurement: Respiratory rate by counting the number of ups and downs of the chest, checking systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate with the vital signs monitoring device Saadat brand model S1600 and oral thermometer is used for temperature.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKhadijeh Sadeghiyan

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences

kh.sadeghiyan59@gmail.com+98 51 5232 9110

Outcome results

None listed

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