The Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Sleep Quality
- Conditions
- Sleep disorder.Disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep [insomnias]
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017032733154N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor of Research, Iran University of Medical Science
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 70
sleep disorder for 1 year or more; restless leg syndrome for 1 year or more; No Experience of Foot Reflexology Massage for treating RLS or sleep disorder; No Cognitive impairment; No alcohol and substance abuse; Lack of mental illness; Able to understand persian language; Having healthy feet. Exclusion criteria: Ulceration, infection or complex problems in foot during the intervention; Neuropathy or peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities during the study period; Taking tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antiemetic, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, dopamine antagonists; lack of willingness to continue cooperation; Complications, disorders and diseases that affect the quality of sleep during the intervention
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improving in sleep quality. Timepoint: before the intervention and a week after intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh sleep quality index.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method