Health Condition 1: I00-I99- Diseases of the circulatory system Health Condition 2: I210- ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of anterior wall
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Manual foot reflexology: Arm 1: Foot reflexology using fingers technique applied to standard reflex points on both feet for 10 minutes, once daily for 3 consecutive days starting from P
Sponsors
Daisy Vincent
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who are subjected to elective CABG, age between 31 to 70 years from both genders, who are willing to participate and able to comprehend English or Kannada or Tamil and follow instructions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who will be subjected to emergency CABG , had the greater saphenous vein harvested for grafting in their legs, with foot related medical issue, have a history of DVT, are critically ill, had peripheral vascular disease or fracture of leg , receive more than one inotropic drug after surgery, has history of taking antidepressant & alcoholism, have a cognitive impairment or dementia, needed mechanical ventilatory support more than 24 hours, receive sedatives
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity and Physiological Varibales (BP,Pulse,RR)Timepoint: Pre-session POD-1, then 30 minutes post-session on POD-1, POD-2, POD-3 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stress level, Anxiety level and Sleep qualityTimepoint: POD-1 before 1st reflexology session, then 24 hours after each session on POD-2, POD-3, POD-4 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMs Daisy S
Narayana Hrudayalaya College of Nursing
Outcome results
None listed