The Effect of the Hand Massage A Women Undergoing Brachytherapy

NCT ID: NCT05937607

Last Updated: 2023-07-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

36 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-06-14

Study Completion Date

2023-08-15

Brief Summary

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Background Gynecologic cancers are among the ten most common cancers among women. During brachytherapy, women can have pain and situational anxiety due to the treatment.

Methods This parallel-group randomized controlled study evaluated the effect of the hand massage practiced using baby oil, with lavender oil, on reducing operational pain and situational anxiety in women with brachytherapy. The study was completed with 36 patients. The treatment group included 18 patients, and the control group had 18. The data were collected through patient information form, visual analog scale, and state anxiety inventory. Before the brachytherapy, three sessions of hand massages, each lasting 10 minutes (5 minutes for each hand), were performed using baby oil with lavender. Data collection forms were repeated after each session. The control group received routine treatment. p\<0.05 was accepted as significant.

Detailed Description

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Therefore, the impact of hand massage applied with lavender baby oil on women with gynecologic cancer having brachytherapy for three sessions on the pain and state anxiety experienced during the intervention was evaluated in this study.

Conditions

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Hand Massage

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Hand massage

hand massage was applied to the patients to receive intracavitary brachytherapy using lavender baby oil for three sessions of 10 minutes each, starting 5 minutes before the procedure.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Hand massage

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

It is reported in the literature that the application should last 5-10 minutes on average to reduce acute pain, state anxiety, and provide physiological positive changes and relaxation in individuals during the procedure

Control Group

The control group did not receive any intervention during the study period

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Hand massage

It is reported in the literature that the application should last 5-10 minutes on average to reduce acute pain, state anxiety, and provide physiological positive changes and relaxation in individuals during the procedure

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* verbal communication
* to be at the age of 18 and above
* to be diagnosed with gynecologic cancer and receive BT three days a week regularly
* to be aware that she has a gynecologic cancer disease and to be a volunteer to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* the patients who had metastasis, bleeding or coagulation disorder
* received complementary and integrated treatment
* had edema or lesion on hand, had a psychiatric disease
* had communication problems
* did not want to have a massage
* were under general anesthesia during the intervention
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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TC Erciyes University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dilek Efe Arslan

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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DİLEK EFE ARSLAN, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

ERCİYES UNİVERSİTY

Locations

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Dilek Efe Arslan

Kayseri, Talas, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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815/795

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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