CompletedNot Applicable

Effects of Classical Massage and Benson Relaxation Exercise on Heart Failure Patients

Turkey (Türkiye)72 participantsStarted 2019-10-15

Plain-language summary

Patients with heart failure will be entered. Participants will be randomized to one of three study arms: Arm 1: Classical massage, Arm 2: Relaxation, Arm 3: Control Hypothesis: Classical Massage and Benson Muscle Relaxation will decrease frequency, severity, discomfort of symptoms and improve quality of life.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being at least primary school graduates, * Being over 18 years old * Being diagnosed Stage III-IV with heart failure * Not using any other complementary or integrative therapy during the study period Exclusion Criteria: * Having an additional disease such as advanced stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cancer * Stage I-II diagnosed with heart failure * Having an active thrombosis * Having a coagulation problem * Not volunteering to participate in the research * Patients who have been hospitalized for 5 days or less and discharged before five days after the start of the application.

What they're measuring

Change in symptom status

Timeframe: Baseline measurements, at the end of 7th day and two weeks after the completion of the interventions

Change in quality of life

Timeframe: Baseline measurements, at the end of 7th day and two weeks after the completion of the interventions

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04292665

SponsorHacettepe University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-05-30

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