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The effect of foot massage on agitation in patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy

The effect of foot reflexology on anxiety in patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy and complications after it, a clinical trial study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015080623525N2
Enrollment
68
Registered
2016-04-28
Start date
2015-12-27
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

Anxiety,Amnesia and pain. Anxiety NOS

Interventions

Intervention 1: intervention group: Massaging the soles of the feet will be done as three times a week by the researcher and female assistant researcher in the morning shifts and when will not interfe
Treatment - Other
Treatment - Drugs
intervention group: Massaging the soles of the feet will be done as three times a week by the researcher and female assistant researcher in the morning shifts and when will not interfere with the roun
Only the patient's feet will be anointed with olive oil.

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: candidated for ECT by a psychiatrist? no history of eclectroconvulsive therapy? males and females with age of 18 years and over? lack of foot problems such as ulceration and scarring? Desiring to participate in the study? Be alert and aware? Lack of drug addiction and non-drug treatment of sleep the night before eclectroconvulsive therapy? lack of an underlying medical condition (having diabetes, hypothyroidism, Hypethyroidism, electrolyte disorders, neuromuscular diseases)? lack of perceptional disorders and impaired reality testing (hallucinations and delusions)? the absence of anxiety disorder?Inform the doctor about the procedure on the patients? getting consent from protector of patient? no acute problems vision due to interference by filling out the Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VAS Pain). Exclusion criteria: Patients who for any reason do not have the desire to continue working? patients in the acute phase of psychosis (hallucinations and delusions)? absence of more than one session in the process of intervention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spilberger Questionnare.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
?Amnesia. Timepoint: Thirty minutes after electroconvulsive therapy. Method of measurement: Galveston- Orietation-Amnesia-Test.;Pain. Timepoint: Fifteen minutes after electroconvulsive therapy. Method of measurement: Numeric Pain scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSaeed Alinezhad machiani

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

saeed.alinezhad1991@gmail.com+98 41 3479 6770

Outcome results

None listed

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