Reflexology effect on sleep disorders and pain after abdominal surgery

Not Applicable

Conditions: Condition 1: Sleep disorder. Condition 2: Pain.
Disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep [insomnias]
Severe abdominal pain (generalized)(localized)(with abdominal rigidity)

Registration Number: IRCT2016010325625N2

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: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for the study;
Operation of the surgical incision in the abdomen, according to the length of time of operation, the point 5 of the tool above the PSQI, no disturbance or deformation of the foot (corn, burning feet, amputations and skin diseases),
The lack of a history of drug use or psychiatric disorders, absence of diabetes, lack of severe visual-auditory disorders, addiction to alcohol and drugs, having a fracture, graft and wound infections
, Mini-Mental State Examination scores Persian versions 7 and above, the ability to self-report pain

Exclusion criteria of the study;
Lack of cooperation or death of the elderly, less than two days of hospital discharge after surgery, not wanting to continue to participate in the study, any risk of malignancy associated with the surgery, the patient needs to be hospitalized in intensive care unit.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improving in sleep quality. Timepoint: Half an hour before the intervention and the fourth day of surgery. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.;Pain relief. Timepoint: Half an hour before the intervention and the fourth day of surgery. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures