Foot Massage
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmunary Disease.With Acute Exacerbation
- Registration Number
- IRCT201212176918N14
- Lead Sponsor
- Deputy of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Male patients 50 years and older,Patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,A relative independence in activities of daily living, A willingness and interest in participating in the study,Were married and living in a suburb of Tabriz Exclusion criteria: Having a chronic illness duck the other, Having problems on foot including blood problems, Participate in other similar studies in the past 6 months, Use of other complementary and alternative medicine methods in the study
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physologycal index. Timepoint: Once a week, before and after. Method of measurement: Using a blood pressure sphygmomanometer in millimeters of mercury,Heart rate and oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ung Function. Timepoint: Baseline and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Lung function with Spiro meter.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Baseline and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Quality of life using the St George's Questionnaire Form Quality of Life.