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The Effect of Foot Massage on Blood Pressure and Anxiety Levels in Pregnants With Hypertension

Foot Massage Applied to Hypertensive Pregnant Women Bakirkoy Doctor Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05542654
Enrollment
80
Registered
2022-09-15
Start date
2020-11-05
Completion date
2022-02-15
Last updated
2022-09-15

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Conditions

Chronic Hypertension With Pre-Eclampsia, Gestational Hypertension, Pre-Eclampsia, Superimposed Pre-Eclampsia

Keywords

Gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, foot massage, blood pressure, anxiety

Brief summary

This research was conducted as a prospective, experimental and randomised controlled research to determine the effect of foot massage applied to pregnant women with hypertension on blood pressure and anxiety levels.

Detailed description

The sample of the research a total of 80 pregnants, 40 interventions and 40 in the control groups, which were randomly selected from hypertension pregnant women who applied to Health Sciences University Istanbul Bakırköy Doctor Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital (BEAH). After the participants were given written and verbal information about the research, the intervention group received a foot massage for three days, 15 minutes on each foot, for a total of 30 minutes, while the control group did not receive foot massage. In the research; Participant Promotion Form which contains questions about general health appearances and socio-demographic, gynecological and obstetric story, Vital Finding Monitoring Form to save blood pressure, pulse and breathing numbers restrained before and after foot massage, State and Trade Anxiety Inventory (STAI) which evaluates the level of anxiety, was used.

Interventions

Pregnant women in the intervention group were given a foot massage for 15 minutes each, for a total of 30 minutes for three days, while the control group did not receive foot massage.

Sponsors

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)

Intervention model description

randomized controlled trial

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Pregnant women aged 18 years and over and diagnosed with hypertension during or before pregnancy were included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant women who could not communicate in Turkish were excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Blood PressureThree daysHypertensive disorder is a systolic blood pressure of 140 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg and above that occurs after the 20th week of pregnancy. In this respect, blood pressure measurement is extremely important in pregnant women. In this study, a total of 30 minutes of foot massage, 15 minutes on each foot, was applied to pregnant women with hypertension in the intervention group for three days, and blood pressure was measured at regular intervals. (Before the massage, 5 minutes after the massage, 15 minutes after the massage, 30 minutes after the massage, 90 minutes after the massage, 120 minutes after the massage) No intervention was applied to pregnant women with hypertension in the control group.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026