Angiopathy, PeripheralNCT06853860
Effects of Hand Massage Applied With Two Different Methods
A study testing reflexology massage and classic hand massage in people with Angiopathy, Peripheral and Pain, Acute, run by Kutahya Health Sciences University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
There is no study finding examining the effects of the classical hand massage and hand reflexology massage methods on pain, anxiety and physiological parameters after coronary angiography. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Angiopathy, Peripheral, Pain, Acute, Reflexology
- What is being tested?
- reflexology massage and classic hand massage
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 70 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 15 Feb 2025to 15 Jul 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- • Patients who are over 18 years old
- Can speak Turkish
- Agree to participate in the study
- Have not undergone emergency coronary angiography
- Have not consumed coffee or hypnotic drugs at least 12 hours before
- Have no history of chronic pain (e.g. arthritis)
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- Are not addicted to alcohol or drugs
- Have no psychological problems (such as depression, anxiety disorder)
- Have no problem with having their hands massaged; those who do not have any skin lesions, sensory and motor disorders, amputations, burns, or pathological diseases related to muscles and bones
- Have not used anxiolytics
Who cannot join
- • Those who do not volunteer to participate in the study
- Those who have any skin lesions, burns, open wounds, muscle and bone pathological diseases on their hands,
- Those who develop delirium during the follow-up period
- Those who develop complications after coronary angiography (such as bleeding, etc.)
- Arrhythmia
- Hemodynamic instability
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Comparison of the Effects of Reflexology and Classical Hand Massage on Pain, Anxiety, and Vital Signs in Patients After Coronary Angiography
There is no study finding examining the effects of the classical hand massage and hand reflexology massage methods on pain, anxiety and physiological parameters after coronary angiography. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effects of reflexology hand massage and classical hand massage on pain, anxiety and physiological parameters after coronary angiography.
Read the detailed description
There is no study finding examining the effects of the classical hand massage and hand reflexology massage methods on pain, anxiety and physiological parameters after coronary angiography.
- Conditions
- Angiopathy, Peripheral, Pain, Acute, Reflexology
- Being tested
- reflexology massage, classic hand massage
- Medical subject headings
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Acute Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
reflexology massageOther
classic hand massage
classic hand massageOther
classic hand massage
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| reflexology group | Experimental | reflexology group Receives: Other: reflexology massage |
| Classic hand massage group | Placebo comparator | Classic hand massage group Receives: Other: classic hand massage |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Average Pain Score on Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Pain will be measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (severe pain). Higher scores indicate more severe pain.
Measured: 0 hour (baseline), 1st hour, 2nd hour, 3rd hour
State Anxiety Scale Mean Score
Anxiety will be measured using the State Anxiety Scale, a validated questionnaire assessing current anxiety levels. Higher scores indicate higher levels of anxiety.
Measured: 0 hour (baseline), 1st hour, 2nd hour, 3rd hour
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted3 Mar 2025
- Study start15 Feb 2025
- Primary completion15 May 2025
- Study completion15 Jul 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Angiopathy, PeripheralStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- This study is a double-blind randomized controlled trial planned to investigate the effects of hand massage applied with two different methods on pain, anxiety and physiological parameters in patients undergoing coronary angiography.
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 70 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Necibe Dağcan, Kutahya Health Sciences University
- Investigators
- Burcu NAL, PhD, Study director, Kütahya Health Sciences University, Faculty of Health SciencesMehmet Ali ASTARCIOĞLU, Prof., Study director, Kütahya Health Sciences University, Faculty of Health Sciences
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06853860
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- KutahyaHSU-NECİBE-DAĞCAN-0006
- Status last verified
- Aug 2025
- First submitted
- 25 Feb 2025
- Last updated
- 24 Dec 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Dec 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Comparison of the Effects of Reflexology and Classical Hand Massage on Pain, Anxiety, and Vital Signs in Patients After Coronary Angiography
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06853860
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- KutahyaHSU-NECİBE-DAĞCAN-0006
- Conditions
- Angiopathy, Peripheral, Pain, Acute, Reflexology
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 70 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 May 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Jul 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 3 Mar 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
There is no study finding examining the effects of the classical hand massage and hand reflexology massage methods on pain, anxiety and physiological parameters after coronary angiography. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effects of reflexology hand massage and classical hand massage on pain, anxiety and physiological parameters after coronary angiography.
Detailed description
There is no study finding examining the effects of the classical hand massage and hand reflexology massage methods on pain, anxiety and physiological parameters after coronary angiography.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- This study is a double-blind randomized controlled trial planned to investigate the effects of hand massage applied with two different methods on pain, anxiety and physiological parameters in patients undergoing coronary angiography.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| reflexology group | Experimental | Other: reflexology massagereflexology group |
| Classic hand massage group | Placebo comparator | Other: classic hand massageClassic hand massage group |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (10 listed)
- • Patients who are over 18 years old
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- • Those who do not volunteer to participate in the study
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| reflexology massageclassic hand massage | Other | reflexology group |
| classic hand massageclassic hand massage | Other | Classic hand massage group |
Primary outcome
Average Pain Score on Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Time frame: 0 hour (baseline), 1st hour, 2nd hour, 3rd hour
Pain will be measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (severe pain). Higher scores indicate more severe pain.
State Anxiety Scale Mean Score
Time frame: 0 hour (baseline), 1st hour, 2nd hour, 3rd hour
Anxiety will be measured using the State Anxiety Scale, a validated questionnaire assessing current anxiety levels. Higher scores indicate higher levels of anxiety.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Dec 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Burcu NAL, PhD study director
Kütahya Health Sciences University, Faculty of Health Sciences
Mehmet Ali ASTARCIOĞLU, Prof. study director
Kütahya Health Sciences University, Faculty of Health Sciences
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing reflexology massage and classic hand massage in people with Angiopathy, Peripheral and Pain, Acute, run by Kutahya Health Sciences University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Dec 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Average Pain Score on Visual Analog Scale (VAS) (time frame: 0 hour (baseline), 1st hour, 2nd hour, 3rd hour). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Dec 2025.