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The effect of reflexology on burn patients

The effect of foot reflexology on the severity of pain, anxiety and sleep quality in burns patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20180103038211N1
Enrollment
66
Registered
2018-02-13
Start date
2018-01-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-03-26

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

Conditions

BURN. Burns and corrosions

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention group 3 times a week, one day in between 30 minutes before the reflexology dressing will be done, the reflexology time for each of the legs will

Sponsors

Arak University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with grade 2 and 3 burns that burn 10 to 45% of their body surface.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: There is a vascular, structural and burn problem in the legs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain intensity in analgesic visual analog scale pain. Timepoint: One time before the intervention begins on the first day, 5-10 minutes before and after the dressing will be measured in both groups after the start of the intervention for 6 consecutive days. Method of measurement: analgesic visual analog scale pain.;Anxiety level with visual analog scale Anxiety. Timepoint: One time before the intervention begins on the first day, 5-10 minutes before and after the dressing will be measured in both groups after the start of the intervention for 6 consecutive days. Method of measurement: visual analog scale Anxiety.;Sleep quality with Pittsburgh questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 6 days after the intervention began. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFahimeh Davodabady

Arak University of Medical Sciences

fahimedavodabady@gmail.com+98 86 3417 3503

Outcome results

None listed

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