NCT03030482

Evaluation of Touch Massage on Anxiety in Critically Ill Patients

Evaluation of Touch Massage on Anxiety in Critically Ill Patients : a Randomised Controlled Trial Study (REaLAX)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: Versailles Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Anxiety is a common problem encountered in a about 43 % of critically ill patients. Its occurrence can be related to several causes, mainly dominated by invasive procedures. anxiety management is typically based on a combination of prevention, evaluation, and therapeutic agents. However, it appears important to develop adjuvant approaches. Touch massage is one of them and that has been evaluated in various medical conditions. The aim of our study is to evaluate the anxiolytic effect of touch massage in critically ill patients during potentially painful nursing procedures.

Conditions

• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	touch massage	Patients will have a touch massage session during 30 minutes the intervention will take place remotely (1 h) of all events that can generate anxiety

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-04-20
• Primary completion: 2020-04-30
• Completion: 2020-04-30
• First posted: 2017-01-25
• Last updated: 2021-02-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France