Foot Reflexology and Pain and Ankle Brachial Index and Walking Impairement

Baskent University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Peripheral Arterial Disease

Treatments: Procedure: Reflexology

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06001203

KA23-152

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled study aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology on pain, walking impairement and ankle brachial index level in patients with peripheral artery disease

Full description

Patients with PAH may experience pain in the legs, cramps, pain or aching symptoms (claudication) in the hip, thigh or leg calf, along with compulsive movements such as walking. Reflexology is reported to have effects such as protecting the tissue integrity of the feet, increasing skin turgor, reducing neuropathic pain and increasing peripheral blood flow. For this reason, this study aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology on pain, walking impairement and ankle brachial index level in patients with peripheral artery disease.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients over 18 years of age with PAH;
• no fractures or open wounds in both lower extremities;
• absence of unilateral or bilateral amputation of the lower extremities

Exclusion criteria

• having an acute infection with fever;
• requiring an acute surgical condition
• undergoing femoral-popliteal bypass surgery
• Having a verbal communication problem such as Alzheimer's or dementia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group is received two reflexology sessions.

Treatment:

Procedure: Reflexology

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group is given routine care and no intervention will be performed.