Study of Relaxing Touch Therapy on Sedated, Intubated ICU Patients at Niort Hospital

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating the impact of relaxing touch on the use of chemical restraint in patients who are sedated and intubated in intensive care. This randomized prospective study focuses on patients from the time sedation is lifted until they are extubated. The trial aims to understand whether touch relaxation can influence the need for chemical restraint in this critical care setting. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will receive no relaxing touch and acts as the control. The other group will receive relaxing touch therapy twice daily, consisting of 30-minute massages divided equally among the head, feet, and hands. This intervention is delivered during the intensive care stay, specifically between sedation lifting and extubation. During the study, researchers will monitor chemical restraint use over one year, along with occurrences of self-extubations. Patient discomfort, respiratory rate, and heart rate will be assessed at multiple time points within 90 minutes after the intervention. The study involves close follow-up to measure these outcomes and the ratio of chemical restraint use. The total duration includes assessments during the hospital stay and follow-up over the year.

Evaluation of the Impact of Touch Relaxation in Sedated Intubated Patients Hospitalized in Intensive Care at Niort Hospital