Effect of the Reflexology on Insomnia Severity Index in Hypertensive Patients

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension

Treatments: Procedure: Reflexology

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06315764

Hypertensive patients

Details and patient eligibility

About

In Egypt, there is a dearth of understanding of the benefits of reflexology and aerobic exercise on hypertension patients' quality of life.

Full description

The participated subjects were enrolled based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria , In this study, forty hypertensive female patients between 35 and 45 were divided to two equal groups (A and B). Twenty female patients in group (A) got medications and peddling training, while twenty female patients in group (B) had the exact treatment as group (A) as well as reflexology. Insomina severity index and a short form 36 quality of life questionnaire were used to assess the patients who took part in the study (ISI). They were assessed before and after the eight-week treatment program, which consisted of three sessions each week; following four weeks of treatment (post-1) and additional four weeks of treatment (post-2) the post evaluation was used (post-2).

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 35 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Forty hypertensive patients aged 35 to 45 years of both sexes (men and women).
2. Clinical and medically, all of the participants were in good health.
3. The BMI ranged from 30 to 34.9 kg/m2 for all participants.

Exclusion criteria

1. Close Myocardial infarcts.
2. Heart block or complex ventricular arrhythmia
3. Cerebrovascular disease is a condition in which the blood vessels in the brain become inflamed.
4. Defects in vision or hearing.
5. Significant tightness in the lower limbs and/or a fixed deformity of lower limbs.
6. Balance or mentality-related neurological diseases (e.g. epilepsy).
7. Abnormalities of lower limb that may be congenital or acquired.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Aerobic training

Experimental group

Description:

Each patient in this study did 20 minutes of peddler aerobic training, with the first 5 minutes serving as a warm-up with intensity set at 60 - 65 percent of maximal heart rate, followed by another 10 minutes of peddler training with intensity gradually increased up to 70 - 75 percent, and the last 5 minutes serving as a cooling down with intensity set at 60 - 65 percent of maximal heart rate. After the warm-up and at the end of each training phase, the participants' heart rates were monitored. Finally, if the individual experienced pain, fainting, or shortness of breath, the training was promptly terminated

Treatment:

Procedure: Reflexology

Reflexology

Experimental group

Description:

This group consisted of twenty female patients suffering from hypertension who received the same drugs as group (A) as well as reflexology three times per week for eight weeks . Following four weeks of treatment (post-1) and additional four weeks of treatment (post-2) the post evaluation was used (post-2).Before and after the foot reflexology, blood pressure was checked twice. Around 20 minutes is spent on foot reflexology .

Treatment:

Procedure: Reflexology