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NCT Number: NCT05630417

Investigation of the Effect of Geriatric Massage

There is no study has been found to examine the effect of geriatric massage applied to the elderly with type 2 diabetes on diabetes symptoms and blood parameters. This study was planned as a pretest-posttest randomized controlled single-center study to examine the effect of geriatric massage on diabetes symptoms and blood parameters in the elderly with type 2 diabetes. 60 elderly people who type 2 diabetes who applied to the Internal Medicine Polyclinic of Bayburt State Hospital in the city center of Bayburt will the diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes will form the sample of the study. The sample will consist of two groups, the geriatric massage group and the control group. Data will be collected with the "Elderly Information Form", "Standardized Mini-Mental Test", "Diabetes Symptoms Checklist Scale", "Blood Parameters Monitoring Form". "Geriatric Massage" will be applied as an intervention. The geriatric massage group will receive 20 minutes (10 minutes on each foot) foot massage and 10 minutes back massage, two days a week for eight weeks. The control group will receive the institution's standard of care. Frequency, number, mean, Student's t test and/or Mann-Whitney U test, ANOVA and/or Kruskal-Wallis test, Chi-square test and/or Correlation and Regression Analysis will be used in the analysis of the data. As a result of this study, it is anticipated that the effects of geriatric massage on diabetes symptoms and blood parameters in the elderly with Type 2 diabetes will be determined and these effects will be included in evidence-based guidelines.

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Key information

Age range

65 year–84 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Bayburt University

Bayburt, 69000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 65-84
  • No visual or hearing impairment
  • Ability to communicate verbally
  • Applying to Bayburt State Hospital Internal Medicine Polyclinic
  • Having a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes for at least six months
  • A score of 25 and above on the Standardized Mini Mental Test
  • Agreeing to participate in the research

Exclusion criteria

  • Having vascular disease (thrombus, phlebitis, arterial embolism, severe venous ulceration)
  • Having heart failure, pacemaker and neurological disease
  • Body temperature being higher than 37.5°C for more than two days, suspected or diagnosed with inflammation
  • Having acute pain
  • Cancer and undiagnosed malignancies, receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy
  • Presence of any scar tissue, chronic inflammatory skin diseases on the back
  • Having foot amputation, fracture, infection, wound, skin disease, pathology and neuropathy related to muscles and bones

Treatment and study plan

Feet and Back Massage

Other

Foot massage: Feet are the most neglected organs of people and therefore cause many complaints. Foot massage is a massage applied to the back of the foot, toes, soles of the feet, the muscles between the thumb and little fingers, and the heel, where the muscles between the metatarsal bones are located.

Back massage: Back massage is a non-invasive nursing intervention that can be easily applied by nurses. In back massage application; A 10-minute back massage program applied by Çınar and Eşer (2012) will be applied.

Primary outcomes

  1. Elderly Information Form

    Time frame: First day

    This form, which was created by the researchers by scanning the literature, consists of two parts. In the first part, seven questions to determine the introductory characteristics of the elderly (age, gender, marital status, place of residence, education level, occupation, smoking and alcohol use); In the second part, there are a total of 13 questions, six of which are aimed at determining the diabetes characteristics of the elderly (duration of diabetes, type of treatment, regular application of treatment, presence of other chronic diseases, attention to diet, regular exercise).

  2. Standardized Mini Mental Test (SMMT)

    Time frame: will be applied on the first day. If the Standardized Mini Mental Test result is not 25 points or more, the patient will be excluded.]

    This test consists of "orientation, recording, attention, calculation, reminder, language tests and configuration" sections. Test; It is a test that can be administered by physicians, nurses and psychologists in a short time (10 minutes), outpatient conditions or at the bedside. The test was developed for the purpose of short-term cognitive assessment in the elderly, especially in the examination of delirium or dementia.Each question in the test is worth "1" point. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is "0" and the highest score is "30". According to the points received; 0-12 points at "severe" level, 13-22 points at "moderate" level and 23-24 points at "mild" level as "cognitive impairment"; A score between 25 and 30 is considered as "no cognitive impairment".

  3. Diabetes Symptoms Checklist Scale

    Time frame: First week

    This scale was developed by Grootenhuis et al. The scale assesses the physical and psychological symptoms and perceived burden of Type 2 diabetes and its complications. The scale consisting of thirty-four items; It includes six sub-dimensions: "hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, psychology, cardiology, ophthalmatology and neurology". Each item in the scale is numbered from 0 to 5 point. If the individual with diabetes says that he/she experiences the related symptom, that is, if he/she answers "yes", he/she chooses the level of discomfort perceived by the individual on a scale from 1 to 5 point. If the person with diabetes says that there are no symptoms, the item is evaluated as "0 point". The total score and all sub-dimension scores in the scale range from 0 to 5 point, with higher scores indicating greater symptom burden.

  4. Blood Parameters Follow-up Form

    Time frame: First week

    This form was created by the researcher by scanning the literature to record and monitor the blood parameters of the elderly with diabetes. in form; There are seven values including glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C/%), fasting plasma glucose (APG/mg/dl), triglyceride (TG/mg/dl), high-density lipoprotein (HDL/mg/dl), low-density lipoprotein (LDL/mg/dl), creatinine mg/dl and urea mg/dl values of the elderly. These seven values are routinely requested from all patients who come to Bayburt State Hospital Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic with the diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes and the results are recorded in the computer environment. Blood parameter results will be taken from the computer environment and recorded by the researcher.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Diabetes Symptoms Checklist Scale

    Time frame: Forth week

    This scale was developed by Grootenhuis et al. The scale assesses the physical and psychological symptoms and perceived burden of Type 2 diabetes and its complications. The scale consisting of thirty-four items; It includes six sub-dimensions: "hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, psychology, cardiology, ophthalmatology and neurology". Each item in the scale is numbered from 0 to 5 point. If the individual with diabetes says that he/she experiences the related symptom, that is, if he/she answers "yes", he/she chooses the level of discomfort perceived by the individual on a scale from 1 to 5 point. If the person with diabetes says that there are no symptoms, the item is evaluated as "0 point". The total score and all sub-dimension scores in the scale range from 0 to 5 point, with higher scores indicating greater symptom burden.

  2. Diabetes Symptoms Checklist Scale

    Time frame: Eighth week

    This scale was developed by Grootenhuis et al. The scale assesses the physical and psychological symptoms and perceived burden of Type 2 diabetes and its complications. The scale consisting of thirty-four items; It includes six sub-dimensions: "hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, psychology, cardiology, ophthalmatology and neurology". Each item in the scale is numbered from 0 to 5 point. If the individual with diabetes says that he/she experiences the related symptom, that is, if he/she answers "yes", he/she chooses the level of discomfort perceived by the individual on a scale from 1 to 5 point. If the person with diabetes says that there are no symptoms, the item is evaluated as "0 point". The total score and all sub-dimension scores in the scale range from 0 to 5 point, with higher scores indicating greater symptom burden.

  3. Diabetes Symptoms Checklist Scale

    Time frame: Twelfth week

    This scale was developed by Grootenhuis et al. The scale assesses the physical and psychological symptoms and perceived burden of Type 2 diabetes and its complications. The scale consisting of thirty-four items; It includes six sub-dimensions: "hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, psychology, cardiology, ophthalmatology and neurology". Each item in the scale is numbered from 0 to 5 point. If the individual with diabetes says that he/she experiences the related symptom, that is, if he/she answers "yes", he/she chooses the level of discomfort perceived by the individual on a scale from 1 to 5 point. If the person with diabetes says that there are no symptoms, the item is evaluated as "0 point". The total score and all sub-dimension scores in the scale range from 0 to 5 point, with higher scores indicating greater symptom burden.

  4. Blood Parameters Follow-up Form

    Time frame: Twelfth week

    This form was created by the researcher by scanning the literature to record and monitor the blood parameters of the elderly with diabetes. in form; There are seven values including glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C/%), fasting plasma glucose (APG/mg/dl), triglyceride (TG/mg/dl), high-density lipoprotein (HDL/mg/dl), low-density lipoprotein (LDL/mg/dl), creatinine mg/dl and urea mg/dl values of the elderly. These seven values are routinely requested from all patients who come to Bayburt State Hospital Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic with the diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes and the results are recorded in the computer environment. Blood parameter results will be taken from the computer environment and recorded by the researcher.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Bayburt University

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Registry information

Official study title

Investigation of the Effect of Geriatric Massage Applied to the Elderly With Type 2 Diabetes on Diabetes Symptoms and Blood Parameters

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Nov 29, 2022
Registry last updated
Jan 9, 2024

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