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Foot Reflexology on Postpartum Sleep Qualıty

NCT03882086 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2019-03-21

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Summary

Aim and objectives: To determine the efficacy of foot reflexology versus standard care for improvement of the sleep quality of postpartum women following vaginal birth.

Background: Sleeplessness is one of the major problems experienced by women in the postpartum period following vaginal birth.

Design: A single-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted between July 2016 and March 2017.

Methods: In this trial, a total of 54 postpartum women were divided into the intervention group (n= 24) and control group (n= 30). In the intervention group, four sessions foot reflexology was applied for 15 minutes in each foot, every other days between postpartum 14th- 20th day. Measures included daily and nighttime sleep durations and Postpartum Sleep Quality Scale (PSQS) scores. This study was used the CONSORT scheme.

Conditions

  • Postpartum Women

Interventions

OTHER

foot reflexology

Four sessions foot reflexology was applied for 15 minutes in each foot, every other days between postpartum 14th- 20th day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Akdeniz University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nida SELVİ · Mersin University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-07-01
Primary Completion
2017-03-01
Completion
2018-03-01

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