Diabetes type 2 Diabetes type 2, Massage therapy, Classic massage, Swedish Massage, Anxiety, Glycosylated hemoglobin
Conditions
Interventions
In control group no intervention is conducted by research team and patients receive routine care.,In intervention group under complementary and alternative medicine specialist'
s supervision and consulting, for 3 months and a session per week, patients receive 30 minutes of classic (Swedish) massage in a quiet and closed room with suitable ventilation in internal diseases an
control group,Classic massage
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Diabetes type 2 being diagnosed for at least one year. Not being a professional athlete and not having a heavy regular exercise program in the last six months. The amount of the last measured glycosylated hemoglobin be 6.5 or more. No scar of recent surgery, contusion, sprain, phlebitis, inflammation, petechia, ecchymosis, subcutaneous hemorrhage, skin wounds, erythema, swelling, pain and heat on the areas that massage is about to be applied. Being between 18 to 60 of age range. Having average to severe anxiety.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Lack of participation in more than 2 continuous sessions Patients with diagnosed psychiatric disorders Incidence of acute infectious or cardiovascular disease Unwillingness to continue the collaboration Incidence of acute complications of diabetes like hyperglycemia Incidence of acute stress like the death of a close family member Use of substances and drugs which affect the patients' anxiety Incidence of an event which leads to scar of recent surgery, burn, contusion, sprain, phlebitis, inflammation, petechia, ecchymosis, subcutaneous hemorrhage, skin wounds, erythema, swelling, pain and heat on the areas that massage is about to be applied.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of glycosylated hemoglobin Collection of 2 to 3 ml of blood samples and testing them for glycosylated hemoglobin with one device in a single laboratory Collection of 2 to 3 ml of blood samples and testing them for glycosylated hemoglobin with one device in a single laboratory | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of state anxiety Before starting the intervention and immediately before the first session of massage, at the end of the 3 month period of intervention and 10 to 15 minutes after the last session of massage. Spielberger Trait and State Anxiety Scale: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) | — |
Countries
Iran
Contacts
Public ContactMasoumeh Zakerimoghadam
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed