Foot Reflexology on Premenstrual Syndrome

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dietary Modification; Reflexology

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: dietary modification; Other: foot reflexology

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04348201

Cairo Un 89

Details and patient eligibility

About

: Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a set of physical, emotional and behavioral symptom that start during the week preceding menstruation and are alleviated when the menstrual flow begins. Reflexology is one of the most popular complementary therapies

Full description

This study was aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome. Subjects and methods: Fifty volunteer, single females with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) were selected randomly from outpatient clinic of obstetrics and gynecology at Kasr El Ainy University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University to share in this study, their age ranged from 18 to 25 years old and their body mass index (BMI) did not exceed 30kg/m2, the participants were assigned into two groups of equal numbers. The group (A) received therapeutic foot reflexology with dietary modification 3 times/week for8 weeks, while the group (B) received dietary modifications only for 8 weeks. All subjects in both groups were assessed through the visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain and Premenstrual Daily Symptoms Questionnaire for (PMS) related symptoms. Results: The results of the present study revealed that there was statistically significant improvement in both pain and premenstrual related symptoms in group (A) than in group (B).

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• their age ranged from 18 to 25 years old
• their body mass index (BMI) did not exceed 30kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Bronchial asthma
• depression
• anxiety

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

foot reflexology

Active Comparator group

Description:

foot reflexology session which takes about 20 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: foot reflexology

dietary modification

Active Comparator group

Description:

diet must be rich in vitamins.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: dietary modification