Drug-induced headache. Drug-induced headache, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: The patient's feet are cleaned using a wet towel. After cleaning the feet, the reflexology massage is given based on Ingham method. To do this, the patient's heel is held by left hand
Placebo
The patient's feet are cleaned using a wet towel. After cleaning the feet, the reflexology massage is given based on Ingham method. To do this, the patient's heel is held by left hand and foot is bent
In the placebo group an unspecified point in the foot (heel) that is not related to head, will be massaged.
No action will be taken in the control group.
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Urmia University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: - Willing to participate in the study. - Not having cognitive or behavioral and vision disorders during the intervention that prevents using the numerical pain scale in the patients. - Not having orthopedic problems or wounds, injuries and burns on the legs, as well as diabetic foot ulcers. - Not having an advanced neurological disorder such as MS, Parkinson's disease, Guillain-Barre syndrome, progressive Myasthenia Gravis and diabetic neuropathy. - Not having a serious physical or mental illness to prevent intervention. - Not having a headache before the administration of nitroglycerin. - Not having an addiction to drugs, sedatives, alcohol, etc. - Not taking analgesics and nerve- muscle blockers shortly before the intervention. - Not having a long history of taking nitroglycerin. - Not having a history of using reflexology massage. Exclusion criteria: - Incidence of severe complications during the study. - Patient death. - Dissatisfaction of attending physician. - Losing of the patient's consciousness.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Headache. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Numerical Pain Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactShams Aldin Shams
Urmia University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed