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Acute Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Heart Rate Variability and Arterial Pulse Waveform

NCT03821805 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2019-01-30

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Summary

Foot reflexology treatment provides acute and chronic effects on cardiovascular and hemodynamic functions. However, no information is available to us in regarding the treatment effect of foot reflexology after exercise. This study investigated the acute effect of foot reflexology treatment on heart rate variability after anaerobic-based and aerobic-based intermittent exercises.

Conditions

  • Massage
  • Anaerobic Exercise
  • Aerobic Exercise

Interventions

OTHER

Foot reflexology massage

Foot reflexology technique of Father Josef was used as massage intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Taipei

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-22
Primary Completion
2017-06-13
Completion
2017-06-13

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