A comparison of the Effect of foot reflexology massage and Acupressure in hand Shen Men point on the quality of sleep
- Conditions
- Sleep Quality.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20171220037980N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 25
Having dialysis treatment for at least 6 months and having a medical record in the referral centers
Having a total score of 5 or more in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Enjoying full consciousness and having the ability of hearing and speaking
Lacking mental disorders and not using daily neurological drugs
Lacking a history of diseases that affect on sleep including cancer, skin disease, advanced heart failure, insulin- dependent diabetes and brain attack
Lacking limbs amputation at the site of intervention or presence of acute infections and coagulation disorders
Non-use of other alternative and complimentary therapies
People who have at least the ability to read and write
No drug abuse
Unwillingness to continue cooperation during the study period
Transitioning to intensive care unit in order to have an organ transplantation procedure
Patient death
Travelling
Presence of a traumatic stress that results in sleep disorder
Use of any hypnotic medicines that affect on sleep during the study period
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The percentage of people whose total score of 5 or more in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Timepoint: The sleep quality will be measured at the beginning of the study (before intervention) and middle of intervention (completion of 2 weeks) and at the end of intervention (completion of 4 weeks). Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Questionnaire .
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method