The Effect of Massage of Hugo Point on Severity of Pain in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy : A Randomized Clinical Trial

Abstract

Introduction & Objective: Tissue injury after surgery produces painful sequelae Environmental factors can also be effective on a patient's pain. In most pain control pharmacological methods are used but they can be associated with various complications. Use of complementary medicine and non-pharmacological methods for reduction of pain is considered a simple, effective method, and often without specific complications, but despite the many benefits, few studies have been conducted on clinical effects. So this study was performed with the aim to determine the effect of massage of Hugo point on severity of pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Analgesic Efficacy of Foot and Hand Massage for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Meta-Analysis

“…There were similar characteristics between massage group and control group at baseline. Five studies reported the foot massage 12 21 22 26 34 , while two studies reported the hand massage 26 30 .…”

“…59 duplicates and 81 papers were excluded after checking the titles/abstracts. Two studies were removed because of the study design and six RCTs were ultimately included in the meta-analysis [12,21,22,26,30,34]. ▶table 1 showed the baseline characteristics of six eligible RCTs in the meta-analysis.…”

“…Among the six RCTs, five studies reported pain scores at 10–30 min 12 21 26 30 34 , three studies reported pain scores at 60 min 21 22 34 , two studies reported pain scores at 90 min and pain scores at 120–150 min 26 34 , and two studies reported additional analgesia 26 34 . Jadad scores of the six included studies varied from three to four, and thus all studies were considered to have high quality.…”

“…Firstly, foot massage and hand massage were both included in this meta-analysis. Five studies reported the foot massage 12 21 22 26 34 , while two studies reported the hand massage 26 30 . Secondly, the detail procedures of massage intervention were not completely same in one massage method, which may affect the efficacy assessment.…”

“…Light pressure was applied to the solar plexus area of the feet for one minute 21 . Hand massage was applied at Hugo point 30 .…”