The Effect of Hand Massage Application

NCT ID: NCT07114328

Last Updated: 2025-08-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-15

Study Completion Date

2023-08-30

Brief Summary

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This study was conducted to investigate the effects of hand massage applied before needle insertion into the port catheter on anxiety and vital signs in cancer patients with port catheters.

Detailed Description

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This study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. A total of 80 patients were randomly assigned to the hand massage (n=40) and control (n=40) groups. Data were collected using the "Individual Introduction Form," "Vital Signs Monitoring Form," and "State Anxiety Inventory." The hand massage group received hand massage before port catheter needle insertion. The control group received standard care without any additional interventions.

Conditions

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Chemotherapy Effect

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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hand massage

The hand massage was applied to both hands for 5-6 minutes, for a total of 10-12 minutes

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

hand massage

Intervention Type OTHER

The hand massage was applied to both hands for 5-6 minutes, for a total of 10-12 minutes

control

no intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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hand massage

The hand massage was applied to both hands for 5-6 minutes, for a total of 10-12 minutes

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Individuals who agreed to participate in the study
* Received treatment in the Outpatient Chemotherapy Unit

Exclusion Criteria

* Who had a wound, deformity, or lesion on the hand
* Who had inflammation, or a lesion, or similar, at the implantable venous port catheter site
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mersin University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Birgul Vural Dogru

Assoc. Prof.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Birgül VURAL DOĞRU

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mersin University

Locations

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Mersin University

Mersin, Mersin, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Mersin University

Mersin, Yenişehir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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2022-831

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2022-831

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2022-831

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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