Foot Reflexology on Premenstrual Syndrome

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Reflexology; Dietary Modification
• Interventions: Other: foot reflexology; Dietary Supplement: dietary modification

• Registration Number: NCT04348201
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

: Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a set of physical, emotional and behavioral symptom that start during the week preceding menstruation and are alleviated when the menstrual flow begins. Reflexology is one of the most popular complementary therapies

Detailed Description

This study was aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome. Subjects and methods: Fifty volunteer, single females with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) were selected randomly from outpatient clinic of obstetrics and gynecology at Kasr El Ainy University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University to share in this study, their age ranged from 18 to 25 years old and their body mass index (BMI) did not exceed 30kg/m2, the participants were assigned into two groups of equal numbers. The group (A) received therapeutic foot reflexology with dietary modification 3 times/week for8 weeks, while the group (B) received dietary modifications only for 8 weeks. All subjects in both groups were assessed through the visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain and Premenstrual Daily Symptoms Questionnaire for (PMS) related symptoms. Results: The results of the present study revealed that there was statistically significant improvement in both pain and premenstrual related symptoms in group (A) than in group (B).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-06-24
• Primary Completion: 2020-01-30
• Study Completion: 2020-01-30
• Status Verified: 2020-04
• Study First Submitted: 2020-04-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-04-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-04-15
• Study First Posted: 2020-04-16
• Last Update Posted: 2020-04-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• their age ranged from 18 to 25 years old
• their body mass index (BMI) did not exceed 30kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Bronchial asthma
• depression
• anxiety

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
foot reflexology	foot reflexology	foot reflexology session which takes about 20 minutes.
dietary modification	dietary modification	diet must be rich in vitamins.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual analogue scale	8 weeks	was used to measure the severity of pain for each female in both groups (A, B) before and after the treatment according to 5 cm calibrated line with 0 (zero) representing no pain and 5 representing worst pain, each female in both groups (A\&B) would be asked to mark on the line that represents her level of pain before and after treatment.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Premenstrual daily symptoms questionnaire	8 weeks	were taken for all participants in both groups (A\&B) through asked all patients all questions in the questionnaire by: were you have symptoms such as: tension, anger, anxiety, depression and crying