Hand Massage for Physical Restraint (Complications)

Çukurova University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Physical Restraints; Hand Massage

Treatments: Other: Experimental

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07070505

Adana City Hospital

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, nurses will apply hand massage to patients who are physically restrained. It will be examined whether massage has a positive effect on patients' skin color, blood circulation, skin temperature and pain. Physical restraint will be applied to patients only in the presence of medical indications and with the decision of a physician.

Research question: Does hand massage applied to patients in physical restraint have an effect on preventing complications related to restraint?

Full description

There are 2 groups in the study: experimental and control. Patients in the control group will be subjected to the hospital's routine physical restraint practices and will not receive hand massage.

Enrollment: 160 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Both physical and chemical restraint must be applied, a written request for restraint must be given by the physician, both upper extremities must be restrained, and verbal permission must be obtained from the relatives.

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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160 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients in this group will be subjected to routine monitoring, which is included in the hospital procedure, every 30 minutes. Routine monitoring includes ensuring physical well-being, taking pulse, feeding, giving water, and meeting toilet needs. Records are kept by the nurse regarding these practices. During monitoring every 30 minutes, the patient's peripheral capillary refill time, skin integrity, skin color, skin temperature, and pain will be evaluated and recorded on the Patient Information and Restriction Monitoring Form.

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

* Before applying hand massage, the individual/patient's hand or arm will be evaluated for thrombus, phlebitis, ecchymosis, hematoma, deterioration in skin integrity and change in skin color in order to determine whether there is a risk. * Hand massage application is a massage performed with western technique that includes five basic classical massage manipulations including efflorescence, petrissage, friction, tapotment and vibration. * Massage should be performed in a way that creates light pressure on the individual, then the applied pressure should be gradually increased.

Treatment:

Other: Experimental