NCT07114328

The Effect of Hand Massage Application

The Effect of Hand Massage Application Before Venous Port Catheter Needle Insertion on Anxiety and Vital Signs in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mersin University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

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

• Chemotherapy Effect

Interventions

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

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-15
• Primary completion: 2023-07-30
• Completion: 2023-08-30
• First posted: 2025-08-11
• Last updated: 2025-08-11

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)