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The Power of Hand Reflexology in Ameliorating Anxiety, Pain, and Fatigue Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography

A

Alexandria University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

Treatments

Behavioral: Hand Reflexology

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05887362
2022935

Details and patient eligibility

About

Reflexology influences pain perception and pain-impulse transmission by releasing endorphins (12). Patients with a variety of medical illnesses can benefit from hand reflexology by lessening their physical and emotional discomfort (13, 14). Therefore, this study was done to investigate the power of hand reflexology in ameliorating anxiety, pain, and fatigue among patients undergoing coronary angiography

Enrollment

60 patients

Sex

All

Ages

20 to 60 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients between the ages of 20 and 60 who were scheduled for non-emergency CA, Absence of any hands' sensory motor disorders, or upper limb vascular injuries.
  • No abnormalities such as amputations, burns, skin lesions, and intervertebral disc herniation.
  • No history of mental illnesses.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with severe mental problems

Trial design

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Allocation

Non-Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

60 participants in 2 patient groups

STUDY GROUP
Experimental group
Description:
Each patient in the study group received 8 sessions of hand reflexology after CA in a room separating them from the patients in the control group.Using pleasant odourless almond oil to lubricate the patients' hands, the researcher used Ingham's approach to hand reflexology for 10 minutes, applying pressure for 5 minutes on the right hand and then the left.
Treatment:
Behavioral: Hand Reflexology
Group 2
No Intervention group
Description:
The control group was selected first and received the routine care delivered by the hospital, such as assessment of vital signs, supine position, complete bed rest, and hygienic care. They didn't receive the hand reflexology intervention.

Trial contacts and locations

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