Anxiety, Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Randomised controlled trial, Pain, Anxiety, Ambulatory surgery, Hand massage, Local anaesthetic
Brief summary
This randomised controlled trial aims to compare the effectiveness of hand reflexology received during office based vein surgery, under local anaesthetic on patient's reports of pain and anxiety, compared to usual standard care.
Detailed description
The negative effects of anxiety and pain on surgical recovery are well documented. It is also accepted that distraction can be effective in pain reduction. This randomised controlled trial will explore the effect of intra operative hand reflexology on pain perception and anxiety during office-based surgery under local anaesthetic. Participants will be randomly allocated to either the experimental condition, in which they will receive a hand reflexology during treatment, or control condition in which they will receive usual standard care. Immediate and longer term outcomes will be explored. Eight weeks after surgery, participants will return to the clinic for a follow up appointment. While they are in the waiting area they will be asked to complete a short questionnaire to assess time taken to return to pre surgical levels of functioning, pain experienced in the first four weeks after surgery, severity of venous symptoms and satisfaction with treatment.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHand Reflexology
The hand reflexology will begin in theatre, before the local anaesthetic is administered and will continue until the patient is ready to leave the operating theatre.
Sponsors
The Whiteley Clinic
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* To be aged between 18 and 80 * To be able to give informed consent * To be receiving, endovenous laser ablation or phlebectomies for the treatment of varicose veins * To have a good understanding of written and spoken English. * To arrive at the clinic with sufficient time before their procedure to give consent and complete the questionnaire (\>20 mins)
Exclusion criteria
-To be aged under 18 or over 80
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | In the recovery area, immediately after surgery | Participants will complete a numeric rating scale (0 no pain - 10, extreme pain) to assess any painful sensations experienced during treatment |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | In the recovery area, immediately after surgery | Participants will complete a numeric rating scale(0, no anxiety to 10, extreme anxiety)to assess any anxiety they experienced during treatment. |
| Satisfaction with treatment | in the recovery area, immediately after surgery | Participants will be asked to rate how satisfied they are with the treatment that they have received on a scale of 1 (very dissatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied). |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed