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Investigation the effect of reflexology on fatigue, stress and cortisol level in women with multiple sclerosis

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Condition 1: Fatigue. Condition 2: Stress. Condition 3: Cortisol.
Registration Number
IRCT20180304038936N1
Lead Sponsor
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

THe absence of the patient in the acute phase of the disease
Age 20 to 40 years old
Type of relapse-suppression disease
Having astrong companion
Disability score rating 1-4/5
Iranian nationality

Exclusion Criteria

Simultaneous physical illness
Mental ilness
Acute stage of the disease
corticosteroid use two months befor study
Pregnancy
Smoking,alchol and narcotics
Participating in yoga classes, meditation and relaxation
Hearing impairment and tongue
Lesion on the foot of the foot

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fatigue. Timepoint: Befor the intervention, one month after the intervention, one month after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Fatigue score is obtained using the fatigue criterion.this tool consists of 9 questions with a grading scale of 1-7.;Stress. Timepoint: Befor the intervention, one month after the intervention, one month after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Stress score is obtained by stress syndrome questionnaire.The questionnaire consists of 50 items that are based on a 6-point Likert scale, and measures four subscales of physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral.;Cortisol. Timepoint: Befor the intervention, one month after the intervention, one month after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: At 8 o'clock in the morning, take the patient's blood sampl and It will be sent to the laboratory within one to one hour.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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