Effect of foot massage on anxiety before and after hysterectomy

Phase 3

• Conditions: Anxiety.; Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders; f40-f41-f4

• Registration Number: IRCT201301196284N5
• Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

At least literate; not having the surgery With the exception of oophorectomy; hysterectomy to benign compliant until time study; No having history of foot massage; After gaining consciousness; At least one day before surgery and 2 days after surgery in the hospital; For long term (more than one month, tranquilizers, pain or anxiety drugs such as inderal is not received; Lack of drug addiction; No known diseases as diabetes, heart disease, mental disorders, movement disorders, impaired vision, hearing; having a healthy part of legs.

Exclusion criteria:
Severe complications after surgery such as bleeding, infection, need for care in the intensive care unit; Lack of access to experimental conditions during the study (for example discomfort and ...); Lack of patient consent to continue participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and 30 minutes after the first intervention, before and 30 minutes after the second intervention, before and 30 minutes after the third intervention, one week after hysterectomy. Method of measurement: Anxiety by STAI anxiety questionnaire measures .;Vital sign. Timepoint: Before and 30 minutes after the first intervention, before and 30 minutes after the second intervention, before and 30 minutes after the third intervention. Method of measurement: vital signs, including blood pressure through mercury sphygmomanometer in millimeters of mercury and pulse through touch radial arterial of hand for 1 minute and respiratory through movement chest for 1 minute.