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Symptom Control and Physiological Effects of Reflexology Applied After Stroke

NCT07295626 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2025-12-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is designed as a randomized controlled intervention with a pre-test-post-test design to evaluate the effect of reflexology on pain, physiological parameters, and sleep quality in stroke patients. The study will be conducted at the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Unit of Van Training and Research Hospital between October 2024 and June 2025.

Using a simple randomization method, patients will be assigned to either the control group or the reflexology intervention group, with an anticipated sample size of 35 patients per group. Data will be collected using the Personal Information Form, the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), the Richards-Campbell Sleep Scale (RCSS), and a physiological parameters recording form.

Patients in the intervention group will receive reflexology massage twice a week for six weeks, for a total of 12 sessions. Each session will last 30 minutes (15 minutes per foot), in addition to routine nursing care. Physiological parameters will be recorded before and after each reflexology session. The control group will receive routine nursing care only, and their physiological parameters will be monitored twice weekly using the same schedule. All scales and forms will be administered again at the end of the 6-week period.

The study aims to determine whether reflexology influences pain levels, physiological parameters, and sleep quality in stroke patients. Findings from this research may contribute to the evidence base regarding complementary interventions in post-stroke nursing care; however, no study results are yet available in this protocol record.

Conditions

  • Pain
  • Stroke
  • Reflexology
  • Nursing
  • Sleep Quality
  • Physiological Parameter

Interventions

OTHER

Reflexology Intervention Group

This arm receives routine nursing care along with reflexology massage. Reflexology is applied twice a week for six weeks, with each session lasting 30 minutes (15 minutes per foot). The intervention aims to evaluate its effects on pain, physiological parameters, and sleep quality in stroke patients.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hakkari Universitesi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Samet KOLTAŞ · Hakkari Universty

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-15
Primary Completion
2024-10-15
Completion
2025-06-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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