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Reflexology impact on happiness, spiritual well-being and academic stress

The effect of foot reflexology on happiness, spiritual well-being and academic stress in female university students resident in dormitory: A randomized clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20110629006918N27
Enrollment
99
Registered
2018-10-10
Start date
2018-09-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-11-05

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Conditions

Condition 1: spiritual well-being. Condition 2: academic stress. Spiritual or religious counseling Reaction to severe stress, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the reflexology group, duration of message is 20 minutes for each person totally. Message of each foot would take 10 minutes. First 5 minutes would be general me

Sponsors

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: students who are studying in nursing (minimum : second semester, maximum: eight semester) having healthy foot (without any wounds) not using of drugs which affect mental health considering to student' statements The absence of specific stressful event in the past 6 months ( fill up the general stress questionnaire and get grade 27 and over

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: to participate in similar studies and reflexology courses pregnancy to happen any problem about health of the foot during studying process to happen any special stressful event during studying process such as disease, marriage, death of closed families and divorce not willing to participate in studying

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Academic stress. Timepoint: Measurements will be done at the first session and one month after the start of the study. Method of measurement: questionnaire.;Happiness. Timepoint: Measurements will be done at the first session and one month after the start of the study. Method of measurement: questionnaire.;Spiritual well-being. Timepoint: Measurements will be done at the first session and one month after the start of the study. Method of measurement: questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Parsa Mobaraki

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

fatemeh.parsamobaraki@gmail.com+98 41 3286 8881

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026