Effects of Classical Massage and Benson Relaxation Exercise on Heart Failure Patients
NCT ID: NCT04292665
Last Updated: 2021-09-27
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
72 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-10-15
2020-06-15
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Classical Massage
Patients will receive a total of fourteen individual applied classical massage sessions, twice daily for seven days, each session lasting 30 minutes.
Classical Massage
During the first interview, a booklet explaining the introduction, purpose, benefits and application steps of hand-foot massage will be given to the patients in the classical massage group. Hand and foot massage will be applied to the patients for 30 minutes in the form of right hand five minutes, left hand five minutes, right foot ten minutes, left foot ten minutes, using liquid vaseline in each session twice a day in the patient's own bed with individual applied sessions by the researcher. Patients will receive a total of 14 sessions of classical massage, twice a day, for seven days.
Relaxation
Patients will receive a total of fourteen individual counseling sessions, in a quiet room, twice daily for seven days, each session lasting 20 minutes.
Benson Relaxation Exercise
During the first interview, patients will be given a booklet explaining the description, purpose, benefits and application steps of the Benson relaxation exercise. With individual counseling sessions, a total of 14 sessions of Benson relaxation exercises will be performed in a quiet room, twice a day for seven days, each session lasting 20 minutes. At the beginning of the application, patients will focus on their breaths by taking slow and natural breaths with the researchers' commands and will quietly say to yourself the words of the focus, sound, sentence or prayer they choose, which are meaningful to them.
Control
Patients will continue to receive standard nursing care and no further intervention will be made during the research.
Control
Patients will continue to receive standard nursing care and no further intervention will be made during the research.
Interventions
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Classical Massage
During the first interview, a booklet explaining the introduction, purpose, benefits and application steps of hand-foot massage will be given to the patients in the classical massage group. Hand and foot massage will be applied to the patients for 30 minutes in the form of right hand five minutes, left hand five minutes, right foot ten minutes, left foot ten minutes, using liquid vaseline in each session twice a day in the patient's own bed with individual applied sessions by the researcher. Patients will receive a total of 14 sessions of classical massage, twice a day, for seven days.
Benson Relaxation Exercise
During the first interview, patients will be given a booklet explaining the description, purpose, benefits and application steps of the Benson relaxation exercise. With individual counseling sessions, a total of 14 sessions of Benson relaxation exercises will be performed in a quiet room, twice a day for seven days, each session lasting 20 minutes. At the beginning of the application, patients will focus on their breaths by taking slow and natural breaths with the researchers' commands and will quietly say to yourself the words of the focus, sound, sentence or prayer they choose, which are meaningful to them.
Control
Patients will continue to receive standard nursing care and no further intervention will be made during the research.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Being over 18 years old
* Being diagnosed Stage III-IV with heart failure
* Not using any other complementary or integrative therapy during the study period
Exclusion Criteria
* Stage I-II diagnosed with heart failure
* Having an active thrombosis
* Having a coagulation problem
* Not volunteering to participate in the research
* Patients who have been hospitalized for 5 days or less and discharged before five days after the start of the application.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Hacettepe University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Merve Gulbahar
Research Assistant
Principal Investigators
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Zehra Gok Metın, Assos.Prof.
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Hacettepe University
Locations
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Ankara University Medical Faculty Ibni Sina Hospital Cardiology Clinic
Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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