Comparing the effect of foot reflexology and acupressure on treatment of headache in patient receiving Nitroglycerin infusio

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Drug-induced headache.; Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified

• Registration Number: IRCT201711107529N16
• Lead Sponsor: Shahed University Vice Chancellor For Research

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: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 99

Inclusion Criteria

willing to participate in the study; age between 18 to 65; The absence of verbal and visual disorders; The absence of sensory-motor disorders; The absence of advanced neurological disorders; The absence of clotting problems, peripheral vascular disease, peripheral neuropathy and DVT limb; The absence of diagnosed psychiatric disorder; The absence of a headache before the administration of Nitroglycerine; the absence of any history of headache in patients; not having an addiction to drugs, sedatives, alcohol; Not using analgesics and nerve- muscle blockers 4 hours before the intervention; not having a long history of taking Nitroglycerine; The absence of history of using reflexology or acupressure; Not using of steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anticoagulation, chemotherapy.
Exclusion criteria: Incidence of severe complications during the study; Pain in other parts of the body other than the head; the severity of the pain so that the patient can not tolerate; Use analgesics drugs during the study; Dissatisfaction of attending physician or patient.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intensity of headache. Timepoint: Before the intervention , after the first intervention and after second intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Pain Scale.;Quality of headache. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the first intervention and after second intervention. Method of measurement: McGill Pain Questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Heart rate. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the first intervention and after second intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring system.;Systolic Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the first intervention and after second intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring system.;Diastolic blood pressure. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the first intervention and after second intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring system.;Mean blood pressure. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the first intervention and after second intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring system.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the first intervention and after second intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring system.;Oxygen saturation of arterial blood. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the first intervention and after second intervention. Method of measurement: pulse oximeter.