OBJECTIVE:
to assess the efficiency of the Calatonia technique about clinical parameters and pain in the immediate post-surgical phase.
METHOD:
a randomised study was carried out with 116 patients subjected to a cholecystectomy, by laparoscopy, divided into an experimental group (58 patients) and a placebo group (58 patients). The experimental group received the Calatonia technique, while the placebo was only subjected to non-intentional touches.
RESULTS:
The placebo group and the experimental group were considered homogeneous in terms of the variables: sex, age, physical status classification, duration of surgical procedures and also the time spent recovering in the Post-Anaesthetic Recovery Room. The only variable to show a statistically significant difference was the axillary temperature of the body. In relation to pain, the experimental group showed significant results, and hence it is possible to deduce that the relaxation caused by the Calatonia technique brought some relief of the general situation of pain.
CONCLUSION:
The application of Calatonia can take up the function of a resource complementary to assistance in the period immediately after surgery. Brazilian Register of Clinical Trials, UTN U1111-1129-9629.
Anesthesia Recovery Period; Therapeutic Touch; Complementary Therapies; Relaxation Therapy
