A comparison between the effects of application versus non-application of foot reflexology massage on stress and neuropathic pain induced by chemotherapy in women with breast cancer and genital organs

Vice-chancellery for Research, Birjand University of Medical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 60 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2018年2月22日

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•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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Vice-chancellery for Research, Birjand University of Medical Sciences