Foot Reflexology Combined With Dietary Modification on Premenstrual Syndrome
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 50
- 主要终点
- Visual analogue scale
研究概览
简要总结
: 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
详细描述
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).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 50 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •their age ranged from 18 to 25 years old
- •their body mass index (BMI) did not exceed 30kg/m2
排除标准
- •Rheumatoid arthritis
- •Bronchial asthma
- •depression
结局指标
主要结局
Visual analogue scale
时间窗: 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.
次要结局
- Premenstrual daily symptoms questionnaire(8 weeks)
研究者
Ghada Ebrahim El Refaye
assistant professor Department of Physical Therapy for Women's Health, Faculty of Physical therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
Cairo University