Foot Reflexology to Reduce Pain and Anxiety Before Chest Tube Removal
NCT ID: NCT05032469
Last Updated: 2023-07-18
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
56 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-11-30
2020-11-25
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Objective/Hypothesis: The aim of this randomized controlled study was to identify the effect of foot reflexology applied before chest tube removal process on pain and anxiety level.The following hypotheses (H) were tested in this study:
H1a : There was a difference between the reflexology group and the control group in terms of pain level during CTR.
H1b : There was a difference between the reflexology group and the control group in terms of anxiety level during CTR.
H1c : There was a difference between the reflexology group and the control group in terms of the difference between the pain level before CTR and during CTR.
H1d : There was a difference between the reflexology group and the control group in terms of the difference between the anxiety level before CTR and during CTR.
Study design: A randomized controlled trial. Method: The study sample who has gone through coronary artery bypass graft surgery was randomly assigned to reflexology or the control group (twenty- eight each in). The primary outcomes were pain, evaluated using a numeric pain-rating scale, and anxiety evaluated by the profile of mood states scale tension-anxiety subscale, both measured first (before and after reflexology) and second postoperative days (before the reflexology and immediately after chest tube removal, 15th minutes and 1 h).
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Refloxology Intervention
The first foot reflexology was applied to the intervention group for 30 min (20 min on the right foot, 10 min on the left foot) on the first postoperative day (24 h after the surgery). On the second postoperative day, 30 min of foot reflexology was applied to the patients who decided to chest tube removal (CTR). After the foot reflexology applied by the researcher, CTR was performed by the doctor within 10 min. Immediately after CTR, the patient's pain and anxiety level during CTR was measured. At the 15th minute after CTR, the pain and anxiety level of the patients was measured, their satisfaction with the reflexology application was measured. Then, the patients were asked to describe the pain and feelings and thoughts during CTR, 1 hr after CTR, pain level was measured, and they were asked to express their feelings and thoughts about the reflexology application.
Reflexology
Reflexology is a method that creates nervous, hormonal and energetic effects in the body using pressure, rubbing and stretching applied with special hand and finger techniques to reflex points corresponding to all parts, organs and systems of the body in the ears, hands and feet
Standart Care
Participants in the control group will receive standart postoperative care.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Reflexology
Reflexology is a method that creates nervous, hormonal and energetic effects in the body using pressure, rubbing and stretching applied with special hand and finger techniques to reflex points corresponding to all parts, organs and systems of the body in the ears, hands and feet
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Having at least two chest tube catheters
* Having chest tubes removed together
* Volunteering to participate in the research
Exclusion Criteria
* Having orientation or confusion problems, complete vision or hearing loss, mental problems due to problems such as dementia, mental retardation, and language problems
* Having pacemaker, varicose veins in the ankles
* Having chronic pain
* Having femoral fracture and open wound on the sole of the foot
* Having acute infection and hyperthermia, thromboembolism, suspected deep vein thrombosis at the postoperatively
18 Years
89 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Gazi University
OTHER
Baskent University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Elif BUDAK ERTÜRK
Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor
Principal Investigators
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Elif BUDAK ERTÜRK, MsN,RN, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Başkent University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Nursing
Locations
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Baskent University Ankara Hospital
Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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24074710-38
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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