The effect of foot reflexology on sexual function in lactating mothers

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: sexual function in lactating mothers.

• Registration Number: IRCT20210814052180N1
• Lead Sponsor: Esfahan 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: 1 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 76

Inclusion Criteria

lactating Women within 40 days to 5 months after delivery
Be literate
Having Iranian citizenship
Obtaining a score higher than zero from the Female sexual function index questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria

Existence of known sexual problems which affecting sexual function in women or their husbands, such as premature ejaculation and impotence in the husband, or vaginismus and dyspepsia in women (determined by asking participants and reviewing their file)
Having known chronic diseases in these women or their husbands that affect sexual function such as mental illness (schizophrenia), mood disorders (depression), ulcerative colitis, vasculitis, thyroid, and adrenal cortex diseases, diabetes, Blood pressure, heart, lung, liver, kidney diseases, central nervous system disorders, infectious and sexually transmitted infections (determined by asking participants and reviewing their file)
Use of drugs affecting sexual function in women or their spouses, including psychotropic drugs, cardiac and anti-hypertensive drugs, thiazide diuretics, anticonvulsant drugs, H2 receptor blockers, opioids, anticholinergics, antihistamines, Antidepressants, and sleeping pills
Alcohol, cigarette and drug addiction in women or their husbands
use of other types of complementary and alternative medicine methods affecting sexual function such as acupuncture, auricular therapy, and massage therapy
Presence of deformity, calluses, fissures or ulcers of the foot, active thrombosis or phlebitis, varicose veins, history of recent ankle trauma, sprains and fractures, infection or inflammation of the soles of the feet

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sexual function score of lactating women in Women's Sexual function Index (FSFI) questionnaire. Timepoint: Evaluation of sexual function score before the intervention and then four weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Female Sexual function Index Questionnaire (FSFI).