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The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Patient Satisfaction, Pain, and Vital Signs After Abdominal Surgery

NCT05103163 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 156

Last updated 2021-11-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Reflexology practice is an effective method in pain control by stimulating the release of endorphins. The study was conducted to determine the effect of foot reflexology applied to patients undergoing abdominal surgery on pain, patient satisfaction and vital signs. The study was conducted in a randomized controlled manner. The population of the study consisted of adult patients who underwent abdominal surgery in a university hospital in Turkey. The sample consisted of 156 patients with the indicated power analysis, including the analysis 78 experimental and 78 controls. Data were collected between October 2020 and May 2021 using Personal Information Form, Numerical Pain Scale, Newcastle Nursing Care Satisfaction Scale and Vital Signs Registration Form.

Conditions

  • Surgery

Interventions

OTHER

Foot Reflexology

Reflexology application is an energy balancing system with its own pressure technique that provides recovery by rubbing the reflex (nerve endings) points, stroking and applying pressure during squeezing movements. Thanks to the pressure and massage applie

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gurkan Kapikiran

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-10-10
Primary Completion
2021-05-10
Completion
2021-09-25

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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