Clinical trials: Foot Reflexology
Chest Tube Removal, Heart; Surgery, Heart, Functional Disturbance as Result
Foot Reflexology to Reduce Pain and Anxiety Before Chest Tube Removal
In open heart surgeries, patients experience severe pain due to tissue trauma, damage to intercostal nerves, and muscle spasm due to pulling tubes from the mediastinal space and between the pleural leaves pull during chet tube…
- Conditions
- Chest Tube Removal, Heart; Surgery, Heart, Functional Disturbance as Result, Pain, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT05032469
- Testing
- Reflexology
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baskent University
Complementary Alternative Medicine, Menopause
Therapeutic Touch and Foot Reflexology on Sleep Quality and Menopausal Symptoms
This randomized controlled trial was designed to compare the effects of therapeutic touch and reflexology on sleep quality and menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women affected by the February 6, 2023 Kahramanmaraş…
- Conditions
- Complementary Alternative Medicine, Menopause, Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT07767318
- Testing
- Therapeutic Touch, Foot Reflexology
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Postpartum Women
Effect of Foot Massage Performed to the Mother After Bırth on Breastfeedıng Success, Sleep Qualıty and Newborn Stress
Aim: To Reveal The Effect Of Foot Massage Performed To The Mother After Bırth On Breastfeedıng Success, Sleep Qualıty And Newborn Stress Material and Method: This randomized controlled trial was conducted with 70 people (35…
- Trial name
- NCT06786481
- Testing
- Educational with milnacipran, Locally Directed Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Melek Nur KEÇELİ
Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Foot Reflexology and Acupressure on Gastrointestinal Symptoms
This research was planned to evaluate the effects of foot reflexology and acupressure applications on gastrointestinal symptoms in women going through menopause.
- Trial name
- Menopausal (NCT07528534)
- Testing
- Foot Reflexology, Acupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Foot Reflexology and Pain and Ankle Brachial Index and Walking Impairement
This randomized controlled study aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology on pain, walking impairement and ankle brachial index level in patients with peripheral artery disease
- Trial name
- NCT06001203
- Testing
- Reflexology
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baskent University
Postpartum Women
Foot Reflexology on Postpartum Sleep Qualıty
Aim and objectives: To determine the efficacy of foot reflexology versus standard care for improvement of the sleep quality of postpartum women following vaginal birth.
- Trial name
- NCT03882086
- Testing
- foot reflexology
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Episiotomy
Effect of Foot Reflexology on Perineal Pain, Fatigue and Healing Quality in Primiparous Patients Undergoing Episiotomy
The act of giving birth can expose women to many risks during pregnancy and the birth process. It causes long-term emotional problems in pregnant women who experience labor pain and negatively affects their mental health.
- Trial name
- NCT06955507
- Testing
- reflexology
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Interventions Pain
The Effects on Pain of Acupressure and Foot Reflexology Before Heel Lancing in Newborns
This study aimed to determine the effects of foot reflexology and acupressure on the KI3 and St36 points on pain during interventions when these procedures were administered before heel lancing in term newborns.
- Trial name
- NCT04643730
- Testing
- Acupressure methods, Foot Reflexology Methods, Control Grup
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Migraine, Reflexology
The Effect of Foot Reflexology in Women With Migraine
This prospective randomized controlled study aims to investigate the effects of foot massage on pain, anxiety, kinesiophobia, and postural control in women aged 18-45 years diagnosed with migraine who attend the Neurology…
- Conditions
- Migraine, Reflexology, Pain, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07651839
- Testing
- foot reflexology
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
Low Back Pain
Foot Reflexology Therapy and Non-specific Low Back Pain
The aim of this study was to investigate whether the eight therapy session with foot reflexology can reduce pain intensity when applied as an addition to the standards care of low back pain according to the Malaysian low back…
- Trial name
- NCT02887430
- Testing
- foot reflexology therapy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
Ocular Hypertension
Effect of Alternate Therapies on Intraocular Pressure in Ocular Hypertension
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of complementary and alternative therapies, specifically alternate nostril breathing and foot reflexology, on intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT02993445
- Testing
- Alternate Nostril Breathing, Foot Reflexology
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Depression
The Effect of Foot Reflexology and Therapeutic Touch on Fatigue, Depression and Quality of Sexual Life in Women
This study aims to examine the effects of foot reflexology and therapeutic touch on fatigue, depression and sexual quality of life in women receiving hemodialysis treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT06411652
- Testing
- Reflexology, Therapeutic Touch
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Musculoskeletal Manipulations
Specific Effect of Foot Reflexology on Diaphragm Function
Diaphragm dysfunction, are refractory to drug therapy. This encourage investigators to explore new non-drug therapeutic paths, such as plantar reflexology (RP).
- Trial name
- FOOT (NCT04661774)
- Testing
- reflexology massage
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Liver Transplant; Complications
The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Pain, Comfort and Beta Endorphin Levels in Patients With Liver Transplantation
Reflexology application is an effective method in pain control by stimulating the release of endorphins. The Research was carried out to determine the effect of foot reflexology applied to patients with liver transplantation on…
- Trial name
- NCT04828356
- Testing
- Reflexology
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Postoperative Pain, Gastrointestinal Motility Disorder
The Effect of Foot Reflexology After Cesarean Section
Standardized, quality and evidence-based nursing care after cesarean section is important to prevent or minimize complications that may occur after cesarean section.
- Trial name
- NCT05268328
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nülüfer Erbil
Diabetic Foot
Reflexology and Quality of Life
This is a randomized, controlled and blind clinical trial with 60 type 2 diabetes patients divided into 2 groups of 30 patients each, Control Group (CG) and Treatment Group (TG).
- Trial name
- NCT03280524
- Testing
- reflexology, self-care guidelines with feet
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Vale do Sapucai
Infantile Colic, Reflexology
The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Infantile Colic Symptoms
Aim: To compare the effect of foot reflexology and placebo foot reflexology on colic symptoms such as pain, ineffective sleep, and colicky crying periods in infants with colic.
- Trial name
- NCT03939611
- Testing
- Foot Reflexology
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Massage, Anaerobic Exercise
Acute Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Heart Rate Variability and Arterial Pulse Waveform
Foot reflexology treatment provides acute and chronic effects on cardiovascular and hemodynamic functions. However, no information is available to us in regarding the treatment effect of foot reflexology after exercise.
- Conditions
- Massage, Anaerobic Exercise, Aerobic Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT03821805
- Testing
- Foot reflexology massage
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Taipei
Stress
Box Breathing Versus Foot Reflexology on Physiological and Psychological Stress Indicators in Emergency Physicians
This study aims to compare between the effect of box breathing and foot reflexology on physiological and psychological stress indicators in emergency physicians.
- Trial name
- NCT07705854
- Testing
- Box Breathing, Foot Reflexology
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Ocular Hypertension, Glaucoma
Foot Reflexology in Ocular Hypertensive and Glaucoma Patients
To determine the effect of foot reflexology in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients and the effect of a shoe insert to perform continuous foot reflexology in ocular hypertensive (OHTN) patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04695314
- Testing
- Massage, Experimental insert
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University