Effect of Effleurage Massage on Sleep Quality and Self-efficacy of Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis.Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013121015734N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Science
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
inclusion criteria: People (of both sexes) aged 20 to 60 years with MS in MS Society of Shiraz; Getting MS more than 6 months; Lack of stage of disease attack; Not receiving a massage in the last three months; No other chronic diseases; Lack of physical damage in the limbs and spine; non-pregnant women; No history of allergies; seizures and migraines; Not having any sores or lumps in organs; Not having surgery in the last 6 months.
exclusion criteria: Increasing severity of the disease that affects sleep quality and self-efficacy of the patient and cause the patient's stay in hospital; Failure to follow Massage Program by the patient for any reason; Acute illness such as fever, chills, severe pain.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Self Efficacy. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 5 and 10 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Self-Efficacy Questionnaire.;Sleep Quality. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 5 and 10 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method