Postmenopausal Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Female, insomnia, postmenopausal, quality of life, reflexology
Brief summary
To determine the combined Effects of reflexology and generalized stretching on insomnia, vasomotor symptoms and quality of life in postmenopausal females
Interventions
OTHERREFLEXOLOGY
will receive foot and hand reflexology and stretching. The researcher will administer foot and hand reflexology to the participant for a period of 3 weeks this last for a duration of 10 min on each hand and foot with total duration of 40 minutes. Foot reflexology include general foot massage, including the foot rotation, Achilles stretching, and the foot extension and stretching, will be performed for a minute on each foot. In the right foot, the bottom of the heel will be kept with the left hand, and the metatarsal arch of the same foot will be held with the other hand. Then, the foot will be rotated clockwise and counter clockwise three times each direction. The same technique will be performed on the left foot. On hand lubricated with moisturizer to the dorsal and plantar surface and apply pressure on for 10 minutes. Noninvasive and safe complementary therapy that involves a direct pressure on specific body points connecting specific organs.
OTHERGENERALIZED STRETCHING
will receive Stretching of upper and lower limbs. The stretching program lasts for 3 weeks with 60 min of stretching session 3 times a week. Extension of body include shoulder extension, torso rotation, hip extension, calf stretching (ankle pumps). ten stretches of 30 s each, with 15 s of rest between each stretch
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
50 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* BMI less than 30 kg/m2 * Residents of rural areas * Stable vital signs * Participants with natural cessation of menstrual periods for at least 12 months * Moderate and severe hot flash
Exclusion criteria
* Participants with history of hysterectomy surgical menopause females * Participants with orthopedic disorder * Participants taking sleeping pills * Women suffer from pathological conditions for example cardiac disease, cancer impaired skin integrity * Participants with history of recent bone fracture * Severe pathology(eczema) of feet
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Insomnia severity index score | 3rd week | This questionnaire is a 7 items questionnaire which is used to assess sleep problems. It scoring is done through Likert type scale ranging from 0 to 4, where higher score represents higher sleep problem. Its score is range from 0 to 28 where 0 to 7 shows no clinically significant insomnia, 8 to 14 shows subthreshold insomnia, 15 to 21 shows moderate severity of insomnia and 22 to 28 shows severe severity of insomnia. It is a reliable and valid tool with internal consistency of 0.74 and correlation ranging from 0.36 to 0.54. |
| Menopause Rating Scale | 3rd week | Menopause Rating Scale is a 11 items questionnaire which is use to assess vasomotor symptoms like hot flush, palpitations, sleep problem, bladder symptoms and other symptoms. Its score range is from 0 to 4, where 0 shows no complain and 4 shows severe symptoms. Its total score range is from 9 to 21, where higher the score higher are the symptoms. It has good validity and reliability. It has Cronbach alpha value of 0.86 and internal consistency of 0.81. |
| Menopause Specific Quality of Life | 3rd week | Menopause specific quality of life (MENQOL) questionnaire is a 29 items questionnaire which is used to assess quality of life among menopausal women. It has further four domains vasomotor (item 1 to 3), sexual (item 27-29), psychosocial (item 4-10) and physical (item 11 to 26). It is a reliable and valid tool with Cronbach value of 0.70 and internal consistency of 0.45. |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed