foot reflexology on anxiety and pain of amniocentesis

The effect of foot reflexology on anxiety and pain of amniocentesis

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190731044399N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-08-21

Start date

2019-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-10-07

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Conditions

anxiety and pain. CHAPTER V( Mental and behavioural disorders)F40-F48 Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disordersF41 Other anxiety disordersF41.1 Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention group:The foot reflexology on the solar plexus is one time thirty minutes before the amniocentesis done by the researcher for 20 minutes every 10-minute foot. Foot reflexology is done by

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

No minimum to 38 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Research units with gestational age of 18-15 weeks The mother suffers from horrible incidents over the past 6 months No more than 38 years old Do not have a midwife problem in the current pregnancy Not a history of mental disorder No genetic problem at family class1 Cuts, burns, yeast infections, varicose veins, warts, compensating corns are not a kind of numbness in the feet Do not have a history of recurrent abortion (more than 3 consecutive miscarriages

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: STAI questionnair.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: After intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAbedian Zahra

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

AbedianZ@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3859 1511

Outcome results

None listed

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