Investigating the effect of back massage on pain and hemodynamic variables of patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit

Investigating the effect of back massage on pain and hemodynamic variables of patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20231010059680N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-12-19

Start date

2023-12-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-01-22

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Conditions

The effect of back massage on pain and hemodynamic symptoms of in patients in the intensive care unit.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: All patients who meet the inclusion criteria in the intervention group are placed in the right-side lying position because gas exchange and pulmonary perfusion are

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Consent of the Patient's legal Guardian for Cooperation Patients with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) less than 8 Hospitalization History of more than 48 Hours in the Intensive Care Unit Age between 18 and 70 Years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Prohibition of Changing Body Position for the Patient Severe Head Injury Skin Wounds in the Massage Area Previous Operations in the Back, lung and Abdomen

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain score in Critical Care Pain Observation Tool. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Critical Care Pain Observation Tool is a tool used to measure pain in patients who are unable to verbally describe their pain. This tool consists of four parts. 1- facial expression, 2- body movements, 3- muscle stiffness, and 4- patient adaptation to ventilator in intubated patients. Each step is scored between 0 and 2 points according to the patient's condition. The maximum score is eight, which indicates excessive pain, and the absence of pain is scored as zero.	—

Measure

Time frame

Pain score in Critical Care Pain Observation Tool. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Critical Care Pain Observation Tool is a tool used to measure pain in patients who are unable to verbally describe their pain. This tool consists of four parts. 1- facial expression, 2- body movements, 3- muscle stiffness, and 4- patient adaptation to ventilator in intubated patients. Each step is scored between 0 and 2 points according to the patient's condition. The maximum score is eight, which indicates excessive pain, and the absence of pain is scored as zero.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in blood pressure. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Patient vital signs monitor device.;Change in heart rate. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Patient vital signs monitor device.;Change in respiratory rate. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Patient vital signs monitor device.;Change in oxygen saturation level. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Patient vital signs monitor device.	—

Measure

Time frame

Changes in blood pressure. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Patient vital signs monitor device.;Change in heart rate. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Patient vital signs monitor device.;Change in respiratory rate. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Patient vital signs monitor device.;Change in oxygen saturation level. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Patient vital signs monitor device.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSara Ashrafabadi

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

sara.ashrafabadi@kums.ac.ir+98 83 3836 1677

Outcome results

None listed

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