Effect of Reflexology Massage on Post operative Appendectomy pai
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Appendectomy.Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013122615946N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Sabzevar University of Medical Siences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 105
Inclusion Criteria
inclusion criteria : age between 15 to 60, the diagnosis of appendicitis, appendectomy by a single surgeon and full consciousness.
exclusion criteria: Previous surgery, addiction, emotional disorders, diabetes, mental disorders, age below 15 years and above 60 years of age, spinal anesthesia, the patient's unwillingness to participate in the study, history of reflexology massage, having chronic pain in other body regions, sensitivity to touch or massage, having fever and skin diseases, pregnancy, severe complications after the surgery, a member of the feet and hands health disorders, hearing disorders and get home before the intervention
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: before intervention, 0, 1, 6 and 24 hours after itervention. Method of measurement: 0-10 visual analog scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sedative consumptin. Timepoint: before intervention, 0, 1, 6 and 24 hours after itervention. Method of measurement: Review patient file.