The Effect of Foot Reflexology Applied on Dialysis Patients

June 20, 2022 updated by: Gizem Göktuna, Dokuz Eylul University

The Effect of Foot Reflexology Applied to Dialysis Patients on Quality of Life and Symptom Control: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Reflexology is massage therapy used to maintain and improve health, as well as relieve some symptoms. Foot reflexology, which is thought to have an effect on dialysis symptoms, will be applied to hemodialysis patients in 9 sessions. In this study, it is aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology applied to dialysis patients on sleep, anxiety and quality of life.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Reflexology is defined as a holistic treatment based on stimulating the nerves and blood circulation in the body by manually stimulating the reflex points in the hands and feet corresponding to all parts of the body, organs and systems. In the literature, there are many studies conducted in different samples to evaluate the effectiveness of reflexology massage. Hemodialysis patients are also included in these samples. Hemodialysis patients are faced with many physical and emotional symptoms such as lifestyle changes, psychosocial effects, side effects due to treatment, during their treatment process. Nurses play an important role in alleviating and eliminating these complaints. Objective: It is aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology applied to dialysis patients on sleep, anxiety and quality of life. Design: Randomized, controlled, prospective study. Setting: University Hospital Hemodialysis Center in Izmir. Patients: Forty patients receiving hemodialysis treatment. Interventions: Nine sessions of reflexology massage will be given to reflex points including the solar plexus, brain, pituitary, thyroid, diaphragm, upper lymphs, lung, spinal cord and adrenal glands. Main Outcome Measures: sleep, anxiety, and quality of life.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • İzmir, Turkey, 35340
        • Başkent University, İzmir Çiğli Dialysis Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 83 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Conscious and oriented with no communication problem
  • Agreeing to participate in the study
  • Receiving hemodialysis treatment 3 times a week for 6 months or more
  • Patients who have no problem to apply massage; Those who do not have any skin lesions, burns, pathological diseases related to muscles and bones, phlebitis, embolism or bleeding disorder.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have received hemodialysis treatment for less than 6 months.
  • Patients with diabetic neuropathy
  • Those who have any skin lesions, burns, open wounds, muscle and bone-related pathological disease, phlebitis, embolism or bleeding disorder in the foot.
  • Patients with infection

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
informed consent forms, nine sessions of foot reflexology massage will be given to reflex points including the solar plexus, brain, pituitary, thyroid, diaphragm, upper lymphs, lung, spinal cord and adrenal glands for 3 weeks. Then data collection tools were applied.
Reflexology is massage therapy used to maintain and improve health, as well as relieve some symptoms.
Placebo Comparator: Control
informed consent forms, foot massage were performed. Then data collection tools were applied.
Reflexology is massage therapy used to maintain and improve health, as well as relieve some symptoms.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
sleep
Time Frame: nine sessions of foot reflexology massage will be given to reflex points including the solar plexus, brain, pituitary, thyroid, diaphragm, upper lymphs, lung, spinal cord and adrenal glands for 3 weeks.
improvement in sleep quality. The patients' sleep quality score were collected by the Richard-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire. The scale has a 100-mm line with words describing the poorest possible sleep (0 mm) to the best possible sleep (100 mm).
nine sessions of foot reflexology massage will be given to reflex points including the solar plexus, brain, pituitary, thyroid, diaphragm, upper lymphs, lung, spinal cord and adrenal glands for 3 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
anxiety
Time Frame: nine sessions of foot reflexology massage will be given to reflex points including the solar plexus, brain, pituitary, thyroid, diaphragm, upper lymphs, lung, spinal cord and adrenal glands for 3 weeks.
reduce anxiety. The patients' anxiety score data were collected by the State Anxiety Inventory. It is a 20-item scale. The scores in the inventory range from 20 to 80. Higher points show a higher level of anxiety.
nine sessions of foot reflexology massage will be given to reflex points including the solar plexus, brain, pituitary, thyroid, diaphragm, upper lymphs, lung, spinal cord and adrenal glands for 3 weeks.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Gülşah Gürol Arslan, PhD, Associate Professor

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 12, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 20, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

June 20, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 12, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 12, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

February 16, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 22, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 20, 2022

Last Verified

June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Issue: 2020/29-48

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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