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The effect of foot reflexology on the pain intensity and frequency of patients with tension headache

The effect of foot reflexology on the pain intensity and frequency of patients with tension headache

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2014013016426N1
Enrollment
80
Registered
2014-11-30
Start date
2014-10-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Tension headache. Tension-type headache

Interventions

Intervention 1: How do reflexology, in which case the patient lying in the supine position and opposite the clinician and the patient is placed in a quiet environment. Preparations will be carried out
How do reflexology, in which case the patient lying in the supine position and opposite the clinician and the patient is placed in a quiet environment. Preparations will be carried out before the main
In the control group no intervention will be done. Just before, during and after the study questionnaires related to the frequency and severity of headaches is completed.

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences - Vice Chancellor for Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: willingness to participate in the study; written informed consent to participate in the study; tension headache diagnosis according to the patient's medical records; people with tension headaches have been to the doctor several times over; age over 18 years old; the ability of listening, speaking, and acceptable alertness for responding; no numbness, or paralysis of leg ulcers; drug and alcohol consumption; no record of having psychological disorders or psychosis; absence epilepsy; lack of cancer, especially lymphoma and nerve damage caused by diabetes; no risk of brain AVM; lack of headache medication escalation. Exclusion criteria: no consent to proceed with the project; create or constitute any kind of side effects in the patient's legs cross over study; acute infectious disease during the study. • Not completing the maximum two-week diary

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Severity and frequency of pain. Timepoint: Before, during and after intervention. Method of measurement: Headache diary.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed Hossein Vaezzdeh

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

vaezzadeh1@gmail.com; h-vaezzadeh@razi.tums.ac.ir+98 21 6105 4326

Outcome results

None listed

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