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The Effects of Intra Operative Hand Reflexology for Patients Receiving Out Patient Vein Surgery

NCT01663025 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2014-05-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomised controlled trial aims to compare the effectiveness of hand reflexology received during office based vein surgery, under local anaesthetic on patient's reports of pain and anxiety, compared to usual standard care.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hand Reflexology

The hand reflexology will begin in theatre, before the local anaesthetic is administered and will continue until the patient is ready to leave the operating theatre.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Whiteley Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark Whiteley · The Whiteley Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-02-28

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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