Acute Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Heart Rate Variability and Arterial Pulse Waveform
NCT ID: NCT03821805
Last Updated: 2019-01-30
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
28 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-12-22
2017-06-13
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
BASIC_SCIENCE
NONE
Study Groups
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Foot reflexology massage group
The duration of intervention was 30 min (15 min massage duration for each leg)
Foot reflexology massage
Foot reflexology technique of Father Josef was used as massage intervention
Control group
Rest for 30 min
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Foot reflexology massage
Foot reflexology technique of Father Josef was used as massage intervention
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Age between 18 and 30 years old
Exclusion Criteria
* Current lower extremity injury
* Current neurological diseases
18 Years
30 Years
MALE
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Taipei
OTHER
Responsible Party
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YUNG-SHENG CHEN
Associate Professor
Other Identifiers
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UT-IRB-2016-017
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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