Investigation of the Effect of Geriatric Massage

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

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Nursing Caries
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Feet and Back Massage

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Bayburt, Turkey, 69000
    • Bayburt University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years to 84 years (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Geriatric Massage Group; The fragility of the elderly, the sensitivity of skin, muscle and bone tissue necessitate modification of massage techniques according to the individual characteristics of the elderly. Geriatric massage is a form of massage applied according to the characteristics of the elderly individual and can be applied to all body parts according to the needs of the elderly. However, since diabetic neuropathy, which is a long-term complication that is common in individuals with Type 2 diabetes and can affect all body parts, shows more symptoms in the feet, foot massage as a geriatric massage may be effective in reducing diabetes symptoms and improving blood parameters. Because of its more systemic effects, back massage was preferred.	Other: Feet and Back Massage; 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.
No Intervention: Control Group; No attempt will be made by the researcher on the elderly with Type 2 diabetes in the control group. The elderly in this group will benefit from the standard care practices offered by the institution.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Elderly Information Form	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).	First day
Standardized Mini Mental Test (SMMT)	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".	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.]
Diabetes Symptoms Checklist Scale	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.	First week
Blood Parameters Follow-up Form	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.	First week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Diabetes Symptoms Checklist Scale	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.	Forth week
Diabetes Symptoms Checklist Scale	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.	Eighth week
Diabetes Symptoms Checklist Scale	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.	Twelfth week
Blood Parameters Follow-up Form	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.	Twelfth week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Bayburt University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 15, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 30, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): October 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 17, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 28, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): November 29, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 9, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 8, 2024
• Last Verified: January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Elderly; Type 2 Diabetes; Blood parameters; Geriatric massage; Symptom
• Other Study ID Numbers: EAPAYDIN.TEZ-KTÜ

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No