Effect of Reflexology and acupressure for surgery pain after Inguinal Hernia surgery in Imam Reza hospital surgery department

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20170305032893N2

Enrollment

Registered

2018-02-20

Start date

2018-02-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-03-26

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Conditions

Pain after Inguinal Hernia surgery. Inguinal hernia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: for the reflexology group, in addition to the usual treatment, for 2 to 3 minutes, the foot relaxation technique and 2 minutes pressure appling to the sensitive poi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Indication for inguinal hernia surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: past surgical history addiction sensitive disorders diabetes mellitus past reflexology administration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: before intervention and immediate, 1, 6 and 24 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale (VAS).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The amount of the Painkiller drug. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, as well as one hour, 6 hours and 24 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: Pharmaceutical patient Kardex.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli khorsand vakilzadeh

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

khorsanda@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3884 8931

Outcome results

None listed

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