IRCT20210327050780N1 IRCT 2021-12-06 Gonabad University of Medical Sciences The effect of touch on vital signs and level of consciousness Comparison of the effect of touch by nurse with touch by the patient himself on vital signs and level of consciousness of patients admitted to intensive care units 2021-10-22 anticipated 48 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/55255 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive, Other design features: Are sensory stimuli performed by patients themselves more effective than sensory stimuli performed by the nurse on the patient? In addition, at present, the policy of meeting in the private sector in the country has many restrictions. In most medical centers, sensory stimulation is performed by nurses and also the role of the patient himself in comparison with nurses in performing sensory stimulation has not been measured in a separate study in Iran. Vital signs and level of consciousness of patients admitted to special wards are not mentioned and this indicates the research gap and knowledge in this regard, Randomization description: First, the research units are selected according to the estimated number of available patients admitted to intensive care units according to the inclusion criteria and in a purposful method. Then, using the quadruple block method, they are randomly assigned to two groups of two touch therapy groups (one group by the patient's own hand with help and the other by the nurse, 24 people in each group). In this way, for the group to be touched by the patient's own hand) with the help of the letter A and for the group to be touched by the nurse's hand, the letter B is considered. Possible modes in the four blocks of six modes include AABB, BBAA, ABAB, BABA, ABBA, BAAB, each mode is written on a card and the cards are assigned the number one to six. Then, using a dice, one of the six possible modes is selected and based on that, the selected patients are assigned to two relevant groups. This process continues until the sample size is completed. N/A Loss of consciousness. Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: the group that is touched by a nurse. Intervention 2: Intervention group 2:A group that is touched by the patient herself and with the help of a nurse. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is No more information.