Effects of Massage Therapy on Sleep After Heart Surgery

NCT01095419 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: MT-CABG
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Massage Therapy for improving the quality of sleep in patients on postoperative period of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).

Conditions

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Keywords

massage therapy; sleep quality; coronary artery bypass grafting surgery; Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Effects of Massage Therapy on quality of sleep

  3 days after return to the ward

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Effect of massage therapy on pain and fatigue complaints

  3 days after return to the ward

Study Arms (2)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Patients were seated in a chair for the same period then those from MT group, but did not receive intervention

Other: Control

Massage Therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients in the postoperative period of coronary artery bypass graft surgery, which receive intervention for 3 consecutive days

Other: Massage Therapy

Interventions

Massage Therapy OTHER

After discharge from the intensive care unit to the ward during the postoperative period, patients which were randomized for 3 nights to receive intervention (Massage Therapy)which were consisted of massage of the neck, shoulders, and back. The massage was initiated with light manual compression and progressed to deep compression. The compression was performed with the inner region of the fingers, hand-shaped clamp, and friction (digital compression with the thumb) on trigger points, cervical traction, and mobilization in all planes (front, back, and sides)

Massage Therapy

Control OTHER

no intervention

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥35kg/m2
• Regular alcohol consumption
• Chronic use of hypnotics
• A previous diagnosis of sleep disorders
• Previous surgeries performed in the last 24 months
• The inability to read and write. We also excluded patients who underwent valve surgery combined with CABG, the presence of a thoracic drain, and ICU stay longer than 5 days in the postoperative period

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Sao Paulo: lead
• Fundação Zerbini: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Heart Institute -University of São Paulo School of Medicine

São Paulo, São Paulo, 05403-001, Brazil

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Nerbass FB, Feltrim MI, Souza SA, Ykeda DS, Lorenzi-Filho G. Effects of massage therapy on sleep quality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2010;65(11):1105-10. doi: 10.1590/s1807-59322010001100008.

  PMID: 21243280 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Interventions

Massage

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapy, Soft Tissue; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation

Study Officials

• Flávia B. Nerbass, PT

  University of Sao Paulo

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho, MD, PhD

  University of Sao Paulo

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 29, 2010
• First Posted: March 30, 2010
• Study Start: May 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2009
• Study Completion: January 1, 2009
• Last Updated: March 30, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-03

Locations

BR (1)