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COMPLETEDNANCT07114328

The Effect of Hand Massage Application

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.

Lead sponsor: Mersin University•2 locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

Mersin University

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.

Age

18 - 65 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Inclusion Criteria

•Individuals who agreed to participate in the study
•Received treatment in the Outpatient Chemotherapy Unit

Exclusion Criteria

•Who had a wound, deformity, or lesion on the hand
•Who had inflammation, or a lesion, or similar, at the implantable venous port catheter site

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: August 11, 2025Terms

Trial snapshot

StatusCOMPLETED

PhaseNA

Enrollment80

Start dateMar 2023

Last updatedAug 11, 2025

Condition

Chemotherapy Effect

Locations shown

Mersin University

Mersin, Mersin

Mersin University

Mersin, Yenişehir

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This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: August 11, 2025Data synced to Clareo: May 3, 2026

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