Feet reflex massage in older womem

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: F01.145.126.350; postural balance, quality of life, quality of sleep, depressive symptoms; G11.427.690; F02.830.855; I01.800

• Registration Number: RBR-3dmsbk
• Lead Sponsor: Instituto Federal do Paraná - IFPR

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-09-09
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Independent older women, 60 years and over; residents in the Curitiba city and metropolitan area, Parana, Brazil; without cognitive impairment according to the Mini mental state examination

Exclusion Criteria

Volunteers with diagnosis of the following disease: neurological, trauma-orthopedic, cardiac, respiratory, kidney, liver, osteoporosis, decompensated diabetes, decompensated endocrine and arterial hypertension; and voluntary unavailable to participate in any stages of the assessments.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in sleep quality assessed by the Pittsburgh Index; Improvement in quality of life assessed by the Short Form-36 (SF-36) quality of life scale; Improvement in depressive symptoms checked by the Geriatric Depression Scale 30.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in postural balance assessed by functional mobility (Timed Up and Go test) and the gait speed test (10 meters); Improvement in foot sensibility assessed by esthesiometer; Improvement in fear of falling assessed by tFalls Efficacy Scale – International Brasil.