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Volume 14, Issue 4 (1-2025)
cmja 2025, 14(4): 45-53 |
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Harorani M, Harorani M, Shahrodi M, Salehi M, Rafiei F, Farahani M et al . The Effect of Shiatsu Massage on Pain during Chemotherapy in Women with Breast Cancer. cmja 2025; 14 (4) :45-53
URL: http://cmja.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-985-en.html
URL: http://cmja.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-985-en.html
Mehdi Harorani1 
, Mehdi Harorani2 , Mohadese Shahrodi3 , Mehdi Salehi4 , Fatemeh Rafiei5 , Mahtab Farahani6 , Masoomeh Noruzi Zamengan *7
, Mehdi Harorani2 , Mohadese Shahrodi3 , Mehdi Salehi4 , Fatemeh Rafiei5 , Mahtab Farahani6 , Masoomeh Noruzi Zamengan *7
1- Department of Nursing, Shazand School of Nursing, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
2- Ph.d student, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- Instructor of Intensive Care Nursing, Gonbad Kavoos branch, Islamic Azad University, Gonbad Kavous, Iran
4- Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center (TCMRC), Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
5- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of public Health, Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6- Student Research Committee, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
7- Department of Paramedicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. ,masoomehnoruzi@gmail.com
2- Ph.d student, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- Instructor of Intensive Care Nursing, Gonbad Kavoos branch, Islamic Azad University, Gonbad Kavous, Iran
4- Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center (TCMRC), Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
5- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of public Health, Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6- Student Research Committee, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
7- Department of Paramedicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. ,
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Introduction: Cancer and its treatments are associated with extensive physical and psychological problems and complications, including pain, which, if ignored, disrupts a person’s life. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of Shiatsu massage on pain during chemotherapy in breast cancer patients.
Materials and Methods: The participants in this clinical trial were 70 females with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. They were then randomly assigned to two groups of Shiatsu message and control. In addition to routine ward care, 15 minutes after the onset of chemotherapy, these subjects received Shiatsu massage in three 5-minute periods with a 2-minute break between each period. On the other hand, the control group received only touch without pressure. The pain intensity was measured using the Visual Analogue Scale before and after each chemotherapy in both groups. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 16).
Results: The results of the Wilcoxon test show that the mean pain changes in the intervention group decreased from 6.83±2.43 to 3.26±1.9, and in the control group, the mean pain increased from 4.91±2.54 to 5.83±2.68, and both are significant (P<0.05). Moreover, the mean pain reduction in the intervention group is 3.571±2.38, and the mean pain increase in the control group is 0.914±1.85.
Conclusion: Shiatsu massage is a suitable and safe intervention for pain management of patients undergoing chemotherapy, which can be used as a complementary method along with other treatments.
Materials and Methods: The participants in this clinical trial were 70 females with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. They were then randomly assigned to two groups of Shiatsu message and control. In addition to routine ward care, 15 minutes after the onset of chemotherapy, these subjects received Shiatsu massage in three 5-minute periods with a 2-minute break between each period. On the other hand, the control group received only touch without pressure. The pain intensity was measured using the Visual Analogue Scale before and after each chemotherapy in both groups. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 16).
Results: The results of the Wilcoxon test show that the mean pain changes in the intervention group decreased from 6.83±2.43 to 3.26±1.9, and in the control group, the mean pain increased from 4.91±2.54 to 5.83±2.68, and both are significant (P<0.05). Moreover, the mean pain reduction in the intervention group is 3.571±2.38, and the mean pain increase in the control group is 0.914±1.85.
Conclusion: Shiatsu massage is a suitable and safe intervention for pain management of patients undergoing chemotherapy, which can be used as a complementary method along with other treatments.
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