The Effect of the Hand Massage A Women Undergoing Brachytherapy

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Background Gynecologic cancers are among the ten most common cancers among women. During brachytherapy, women can have pain and situational anxiety due to the treatment. Methods This parallel-group randomized controlled study evaluated the effect of the hand massage practiced using baby oil, with lavender oil, on reducing operational pain and situational anxiety in women with brachytherapy. The study was completed with 36 patients. The treatment group included 18 patients, and the control group had 18. The data were collected through patient information form, visual analog scale, and state anxiety inventory. Before the brachytherapy, three sessions of hand massages, each lasting 10 minutes (5 minutes for each hand), were performed using baby oil with lavender. Data collection forms were repeated after each session. The control group received routine treatment. p<0.05 was accepted as significant.

Detailed Description
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Therefore, the impact of hand massage applied with lavender baby oil on women with gynecologic cancer having brachytherapy for three sessions on the pain and state anxiety experienced during the intervention was evaluated in this study.

Official Title
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The Effect of the Hand Massage Application on the Procedural Pain and State Anxiety of Women Undergoing Brachytherapy: A Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Study

Conditions
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Hand Massage

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Hand massage


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: verbal communication to be at the age of 18 and above to be diagnosed with gynecologic cancer and receive BT three days a week regularly to be aware that she has a gynecologic cancer disease and to be a volunteer to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: the patients who had metastasis, bleeding or coagulation disorder received complementary and integrated treatment had edema or lesion on hand, had a psychiatric disease had communication problems did not want to have a massage were under general anesthesia during the intervention

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Hand massage<br>hand massage was applied to the patients to receive intracavitary brachytherapy using lavender baby oil for three sessions of 10 minutes each, starting 5 minutes before the procedure. | Behavioral: Hand massage<br>* It is reported in the literature that the application should last 5-10 minutes on average to reduce acute pain, state anxiety, and provide physiological positive changes and relaxation in individuals during the procedure<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Group<br>The control group did not receive any intervention during the study period | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Visual Analog Scale | VAS is a form including numbers and is used in rating pain. Patients mark their pain on a 10 cm ruler with painlessness 0 written on the left end and the most severe pain possible 10 on the right end. It is stated that VAS is more sensitive and dependable in pain severity measurement when compared to other one-dimensional scales | The scale was filled in the baseline | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| State Anxiety Scale | The state anxiety scale is sensitive to the evaluation of suddenly changing emotive reactions; it is a Likert-type scale including 20 questions. The reversed items in the scale were 1st, 2nd, 5th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 15th, 16th, 19th, and 20th items. High scores indicate elevated levels of anxiety, and low scores low levels of anxiety. The total score from the scale ranges between 20 and 80. | The scale was filled in the baseline | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Hand Massage, Pain, State Anxiety, Brachytherapy