The Power of Hand Reflexology in Ameliorating Anxiety, Pain, and Fatigue Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography

June 1, 2023 updated by: Mahmoud Khedr, Alexandria University
Reflexology influences pain perception and pain-impulse transmission by releasing endorphins (12). Patients with a variety of medical illnesses can benefit from hand reflexology by lessening their physical and emotional discomfort (13, 14). Therefore, this study was done to investigate the power of hand reflexology in ameliorating anxiety, pain, and fatigue among patients undergoing coronary angiography

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

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

  • Egypt
      • Alexandria, Egypt
        • Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

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

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients between the ages of 20 and 60 who were scheduled for non-emergency CA, Absence of any hands' sensory motor disorders, or upper limb vascular injuries.
  • No abnormalities such as amputations, burns, skin lesions, and intervertebral disc herniation.
  • No history of mental illnesses.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with severe mental problems

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: STUDY GROUP
Each patient in the study group received 8 sessions of hand reflexology after CA in a room separating them from the patients in the control group.Using pleasant odourless almond oil to lubricate the patients' hands, the researcher used Ingham's approach to hand reflexology for 10 minutes, applying pressure for 5 minutes on the right hand and then the left.
Behavioral: Hand Reflexology
Reflexology is a well-known, safe, and noninvasive alternative medicine technique. It alludes to a treatment that is applied to particular areas of the hands and feet. The compression on the hands or feet serves as a sensor linked to particular body areas. These sensors are activated by the reflexology technique to improve blood flow, energize, relax, and maintain homeostasis.
No Intervention: Group 2
The control group was selected first and received the routine care delivered by the hospital, such as assessment of vital signs, supine position, complete bed rest, and hygienic care. They didn't receive the hand reflexology intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain intensity
Time Frame: 4 months
It is a 10 cm horizontal line with two ends; the left end typically denotes "no pain," while the right end typically denotes "worst possible pain."
4 months
Fatigue
Time Frame: 4 months
The Rhoten Fatigue Scale (RFS) is a subjective rating scale developed by (16) to measure a patient's fatigue level. It comprises a 10-centimeter line with extremely positive and negative statements at either end.
4 months
Anxiety
Time Frame: 4 months
The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was developed in 1988 by (17) to assess the severity of anxiety symptoms. The Likert scale for the 21 items that comprise the BAI ranges from 0 to 3. The overall score is between 0 and 63.
4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Alexandria University

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)

July 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

November 15, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 23, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 1, 2023

First Posted (Estimated)

June 2, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

June 2, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 1, 2023

Last Verified

June 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2022935

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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