Conclusions: Massage therapy by the patients’ relative, decreased systolic blood pressure,
pulse and respiration rates of patients admitted in critical care Unite (CCU). Because
of the useful effects of those changes, it can be recommended that massage therapy
by a member of the patient’s family be used to balance vital signs of patients admitted
in CCU. This study was registered at Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT). The registration
number of the study is IRCT201112048296N1.