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The Effect of Hand Massage on Endotracheal Suctioning Pain and Hemodynamic Parameters

The Effect of Hand Massage Applied With Two Different Methods on Endotracheal Suctioning Pain and Hemodynamic Parameters

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05750524
Enrollment
24
Registered
2023-03-01
Start date
2022-06-21
Completion date
2022-07-28
Last updated
2023-03-01

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

Conditions

Endotracheal Aspiration, Hemodynamic Instability, Massage, Pain, Reflexology

Keywords

endotracheal suctioning, endotracheal aspiration, pain, hand massage, reflexology, hemodynamic parameters

Brief summary

Endotracheal suctioning (ETS) is one of the most frequently applied care procedures in intensive care units in patients with artificial airway and mechanical ventilation. Suctioning, like all other invasive procedures, causes some complications. Various complications such as pain, hypoxemia, irregularity in blood pressure and heart rate, arrhythmia, increased respiratory frequency, and decreased respiratory depth may develop in patients. Pain is a physiological response that affects the patient's comfort and vital signs. hemodynamic parameters triggered by suctioning, as well as pain, may be positively affected by reflexology and classical hand massage.

Detailed description

Endotracheal suctioning (ETS) is one of the most frequently applied care procedures in intensive care units in patients with artificial airway and mechanical ventilation. ETS is applied to patients for purposes such as ensuring airway opening in patients by removing secretions from the lungs, ensuring and maintaining optimal gas exchange. Suctioning, like all other invasive procedures, causes some complications. Various complications such as pain, hypoxemia, irregularity in blood pressure and heart rate, arrhythmia, increased respiratory frequency, and decreased respiratory depth may develop in patients. In the literature, endotracheal suctioning has been reported as one of the most painful procedures reported by patients in the intensive care unit, regardless of the application technique. Pain is a physiological response that affects the patient's comfort and vital signs. In the literature, there are studies on music therapy to reduce or completely relieve the pain related to the suctioning procedure, but there are no studies applied with other alternative methods. Classical hand massage and reflexology hand massage are included in complementary and supportive applications. It is stated that reflexology massage applied in studies on various patient groups is effective on many symptoms such as fatigue, pain, anxiety, sleep and cramps. There was no study finding that examined the effect of hand massage on suctioning pain and hemodynamic parameters during suctioning. It is thought that hand massage can be an effective intervention that nurses can apply independently in the management of pain during suctioning. It is thought that hemodynamic parameters triggered by suctioning, as well as pain, will be positively affected by reflexology and classical hand massage.

Interventions

OTHERreflexology hand massage

Reflexology massage methods applied randomly to both trial groups.

OTHERclassical hand massage

Classical hand massage methods applied randomly to both trial groups.

Sponsors

Dokuz Eylul University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Masking description

Patients and the investigator doing the suctioning and assessing the patient's pain and vital signs will be masked.

Intervention model description

In the AB trial group, reflexology hand massage will be applied on the first day, classical hand massage on the second day, and in the BA group classical hand massage on the first day and reflexology hand massage on the second day will be applied.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Over 18 years old * Those who agreed to participate in the study * Orally intubated, * Receiving mechanical ventilator support, * No history of chronic pain (eg arthritis) * Not addicted to alcohol and drugs * Does not have a psychological problem (such as depression, anxiety disorder), * Not using anxiolytic, antidepressant or antipsychotic medication * The sedation-analgesic levels did not change during the study, * No additional sedation-analgesic medication is applied during the massage and suctioning applications, * Riker Sedation Agitation Scale score is 2-4 points, * Having no objections to massaging their hands (not having any skin lesions, burns, pathological diseases related to muscles and bones), * Patients who need suctioning within two hours at the latest after the end of the massage will be included in the sample.

Exclusion criteria

* Being under the age of 18, * Having a Riker Sedation Agitation Scale score of 1, or 5 and above, * Changing sedation and analgesic doses during the study, * Having chronic disease pain, * Being addicted to alcohol and drugs, * Having a psychological problem and using antidepressant, anxiolytic or antipsychotic medication, * Discharged, exitus, extubated, tracheostomy or tracheostomy opened, * Having any skin lesions, burns, open wounds, pathological diseases related to muscles and bones on their hands, * Needing suctioning during the massage application, * Not needing suctioning within the first two hours after the massage application is finished, * Patients who require suctioning within one hour after the first suctioning procedure performed between 08:00-20:00 will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
change from baseline pain level of patients at 5 minutes both reflexology and classical hand massage groupjust before ETS and immediately after and 5th minute after ETSpain level (point) was measured via Critical-care Pain Observation Tool just before ETS and immediately after and 5th minute after ETS before and after massages

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
blood pressures of patients both reflexology and classical hand massage groupjust before ETS and immediately after and 5th minute after ETSsystolic and diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) were measured just before ETS and immediately after and 5th minute after ETS before and after massages
heart rate of patients both reflexology and classical hand massage groupjust before ETS and immediately after and 5th minute after ETSheart rate (heart rate/minute) was measured just before ETS and immediately after and 5th minute after ETS before and after massages
respiratory frequency of patients both reflexology and classical hand massage groupjust before ETS and immediately after and 5th minute after ETSrespiratory frequency (respiratory frequency/minute) measured just before ETS and immediately after and 5th minute after ETS before and after massages
tidal volume of patients both reflexology and classical hand massage groupjust before ETS and immediately after and 5th minute after ETStidal volume (ml) was measured just before ETS and immediately after and 5th minute after ETS before and after massages
peripheral oxygen saturation of patients both reflexology and classical hand massage groupjust before ETS and immediately after and 5th minute after ETSperipheral oxygen saturation (%) measured just before ETS and immediately after and 5th minute after ETS before and after massages

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026