The effect of foot reflexology massage on stress and neuropathic pain induced by chemotherapy
- Conditions
- Condition 1: breast cancer. Condition 2: Genital tract cancer.Carcinoma in situ of breastFemale genital organ, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017090517756N28
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-chancellery for Research, Birjand University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Definitive diagnosis of breast cancer; malignancy based on pathological studies, clinical findings, and physician diagnosis; women treated with Taxon; age between 18 and 60 years; neuropathic pain induced by chemotherapy with a score of 12 or more according to the Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs Pain Scale; reading and writing literacy and the ability to speak for the patient or caregiver; having healthy limbs in the legs, especially the sole of the legs or lack of sensory and motor disorders; no drug abuse; non-use of psychotropic drugs; no history of mental illness; informed consent for participation; and the use of prophylaxis drugs for neuropathic pains such as gabapentin and pre-cabalin.
Exclusion criteria: Metastasis for bone marrow, lung, liver and kidneys; patient's lack of cooperation until the end of the intervention; and the presence of stressors such as the death of first-degree relatives, divorce, and severe changes in lifestyle over the past 6 months.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Perceived stress. Timepoint: before intervention and 2 weeks after intervention is completed. Method of measurement: Cohen et al.’s Perceived Stress Scale.;Neuropathic pain severity. Timepoint: before intervention and 2 weeks after intervention is completed. Method of measurement: The Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs Pain Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method