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Foot Massage for Women With Menopause

NCT05212376 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2022-06-24

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Summary

This study will be carried out to determine the effect of foot massage applied to menopausal women on anxiety, fatigue and sleep levels. This randomized controlled study will be conducted with 70 women (35 experimental, 35 control) residing in a village in northern Turkey. In the study, women in the experimental group will be given foot massage once a day for 7 days. No intervention will be applied to the women in the control group. Research data will be collected using "Personal Information Form", "Fatigue Severity Scale" and "Beck Anxiety Inventory". Descriptive statistics (number, percentage distribution, median and Q1-Q3), chi-square test, Mann Whitney-U test and Wilcoxon test will be used in the analysis of the data.

Conditions

  • Menopausal Women

Interventions

OTHER

Foot massage

Foot massage is applied in the form of pressure, rubbing and stimulation with special hand and finger techniques to reflex - warning points corresponding to all regions, organs and systems in the body. It is applied by applying pressure to all reflex points in the area from the toes to the ankles. In the study, a quiet and comfortable environment will be prepared at a room temperature of approximately 23-26 0C, and techniques that reveal the relaxing and calming effect of the massage will be selected. Thumb compression, slapping, patting, rubbing and squeezing movements are planned to be applied for a total of 20 minutes, 10 minutes on each foot, at the same time every day for 7 days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Inonu University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nilay GÖKBULUT · Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Çankırı Karatekin University

  • Emine İBİCİ AKÇA · Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Amasya University,

  • Çiğdem KARAKAYALI AY · Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Inonu University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
53 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-01
Primary Completion
2021-11-14
Completion
2021-11-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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