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Trial reportApplied psychophysiology and biofeedback2018

The Effects of Hand Massage on Stress and Agitation Among People with Dementia in a Hospital Setting: A Pilot Study.

Corinne Schaub, Armin Von Gunten, Diane Morin, Pascal Wild, Patrick Gomez, Julius Popp

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06360614 (The Effect of Hand Massage Applied to Palliative Care Oncology Patients on Pain, Comfort and Sleep Quality), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06360614 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Hand Massage Applied to Palliative Care Oncology Patients on Pain, Comfort and Sleep Quality

TypeinterventionalSponsormurat koçRan2024 to 2025Enrolled76ConditionsHand MassageArmsHand massage application, routine monitoring and nursing care
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Corinne SchaubSchool of Health Sciences (HESAV), University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO), Avenue de Beaumont 21, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland. corinne.schaub@hesav.ch.ORCID 0000-0002-0764-1818
Armin Von GuntenDepartment of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital (SUPAA, CHUV, FBM), Route du Mont, 1008, Prilly, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7852-3803
Diane MorinFaculty of Nursing Sciences, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8905-8708
Pascal WildInstitute for Work and Health, , University of Lausanne and University of Geneva, Lausanne, Quartier UNIL-Epalinges, Biopole 1, Route de la Corniche 2, 1066, Epalinges, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3165-3808
Patrick GomezInstitute for Work and Health, , University of Lausanne and University of Geneva, Lausanne, Quartier UNIL-Epalinges, Biopole 1, Route de la Corniche 2, 1066, Epalinges, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7463-1858
Julius PoppDepartment of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital (SUPAA, CHUV, FBM), Route du Mont, 1008, Prilly, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0068-0312
University of Geneva · CHUniversity of Lausanne · CHHES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland · CHInstitute for Work and Health · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Agitation in people with dementia is a growing concern as it causes distress for both patients and their nurses and may contribute to relational disorders. Previous studies involving patients with dementia living in long-term care facilities have reported decreased agitation following massage. The objective of this pilot study was to investigate the effect of hand massage on agitation and biological markers of stress in patients with dementia hospitalized in an acute geriatric psychiatry service. In this randomized controlled trial we included 40 agitated patients with dementia with an intervention group and a control group. The study is designed to test the effect of seven hand massages over three continuous weeks on agitation and levels of salivary cortisol (sC) and alpha-amylase (sAA). Compared to the control group, the intervention group exhibited larger increases in sC and sAA at week 1 from before to after the massage, but larger decreases at week 2 and 3, with a significant group effect for sAA at week 2. Agitation scores were not significantly different between the groups but tended to decrease more in the intervention group than the control group. This study provides first encouraging results suggesting that hand massage might have beneficial effects on stress and agitation in hospitalized patients with dementia. It also highlights the challenges associated with conducting such studies with this complex patient population. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings and the benefits of hand massage as part of routine care for patients with dementia.

Indexed as

AgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersDementiaFemaleHumansMaleMassagePilot ProjectsPsychomotor AgitationSalivaStress, PsychologicalBiomarkersAgitationDementiaHand massageSalivary biomarkersStress

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