ArticleBMC nursing2024
The effect of shoulder massage on shoulder pain and sleep quality in patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial.
Article in BMC nursing, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06480149 (The Effect of Shoulder Massage on Shoulder Pain and Sleep Quality in Patients After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect of Shoulder Massage on Shoulder Pain and Sleep Quality in Patients After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of manual therapy on physical and mental health promotion in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Based on bibliometric visual analysis, the current status and development trends of research on complications after cholecystectomy.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Shoulder pain after laparoscopic antireflux surgery: a single-center, randomized, open-label trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Trial
- Esketamine during anesthesia induction improves early postoperative sleep quality in female patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery: A randomized trial.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Pain Management After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundLaparoscopic cholecystectomy patients may suffer from sleep disturbances due to this postoperative pain. Postoperative pain and low sleep quality can lead to various unpredictable complications, including anxiety.The aim of this study is to determine the effect of shoulder massage administered to patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy on pain and sleep quality.
methodsThe study was designed as a randomized controlled trial.This study was carried out with 60 patients who underwent surgery at the General Surgery Department of a university's Faculty of Medicine between January 2020 and March 2021. The study was completed with 60 patients (30 in the intervention group and 30 in the control group). The patients in the intervention group received shoulder massage twice at 6-hour intervals. The data for the study were collected using the "Individual Introduction Form", the "VAS", and the "Richard Campbell Sleep Scale".
resultsIt was found that the pain of the patients in the intervention group significantly decreased compared to the control group 30 min after the massage (p˂0.05). However, 6 h after the massage, the pain levels in both groups were similar. The sleep quality of the patients in the intervention group was significantly higher compared to those in the control group (p˂0.05).
conclusionsIt was determined that the massage therapy yielded a short-term alleviation of shoulder pain among the patients while also enhancing their sleep quality. These results suggest that shoulder massage could be effectively incorporated into nursing practice as a means to ameliorate pain levels and enhance sleep quality in postoperative patients.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT06480149 (retrospectively registered, Protocol ID: 2019/06-8Last Update Posted 2024-06-28) https://ctv.veeva.com/study/shoulder-massage-after-cholecystectomy .
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