NCT07070505

Hand Massage for Physical Restraint

Effect of Hand Massage on Physical Restraint Complications

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cukurova University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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?

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Physical Restraints
• Hand Massage

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Experimental	* 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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-06-10
• Primary completion: 2025-09-10
• Completion: 2025-10-10
• First posted: 2025-07-17
• Last updated: 2025-07-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)