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The effect of foot reflexology massage on pain, fatigue and physiological parameters in patients CABG

The Effect of foot reflexology massage on pain, fatigue and physiological parameters in patients on pump and off pump coronary artery bypass graft in medical centers in Shiraz in 2015

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015112122466N7
Enrollment
100
Registered
2015-12-26
Start date
2015-12-22
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

CABG. T82.9 Unspecified complication of cardiac and vascular prosthetic device, implant and graft

Interventions

Intervention 1: The experimental group consisted of 30 minutes massage for the patient, preferably in the left foot on the second day after the operation at the end of the evening shift will be made
Treatment - Other
The experimental group consisted of 30 minutes massage for the patient, preferably in the left foot on the second day after the operation at the end of the evening shift will be made by the researche
In the control group, the patient's foot will be touched only 30 minutes.

Sponsors

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

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria included; Patient willingness to participate in the study, being first heart surgery, elective open heart surgery, age 18 and older, The absence of deformity and structural deformity in the legs, full consciousness after surgery, not addicted to drugs or alcohol and etc, lack of suffering from sensorimotor disorders, lack of hearing and vision disorders, no history of foot reflexology. Exclusion criteria included; having arterial line in foot, blood disorders and thrombocytopenia, need to intra-aortic balloon pump, intubated for more than 24 hours, bleeding more than 200 ml per hour of chest tubes, perform repair or replace the valve with CABG, wound infection and skin disease in the legs, having cardiac pacemaker, remobilization to the intensive care unit for further treatment, lack of consent to continue participating in the study, lack of access to suitable environmental conditions for intervention during the investigation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: Ten minutes before and at 10 minutes, 30 minutes and 24 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: McGill pain questionnaire and Numerical Rating Scale (NRS).;Fatigue. Timepoint: Ten minutes before and at 10 minutes, 30 minutes and 24 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Numerical Rating Scale (NRS).;Physiological parameters. Timepoint: Ten minutes before and at 10 minutes, 30 minutes and 24 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Shahnaz Pouladi

Bushehr University of Medical Sciences

sh.pooladi@bpums.ac.ir;pouladi2008@yahoo.com+98 77 3345 0178

Outcome results

None listed

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