Foot Reflexology on Premenstrual Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT04348201

Last Updated: 2020-04-17

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-06-24
• Study Completion Date: 2020-01-30

Brief Summary

: Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a set of physical, emotional and behavioral symptom that start during the week preceding menstruation and are alleviated when the menstrual flow begins. Reflexology is one of the most popular complementary therapies

Detailed Description

This study was aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome. Subjects and methods: Fifty volunteer, single females with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) were selected randomly from outpatient clinic of obstetrics and gynecology at Kasr El Ainy University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University to share in this study, their age ranged from 18 to 25 years old and their body mass index (BMI) did not exceed 30kg/m2, the participants were assigned into two groups of equal numbers. The group (A) received therapeutic foot reflexology with dietary modification 3 times/week for8 weeks, while the group (B) received dietary modifications only for 8 weeks. All subjects in both groups were assessed through the visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain and Premenstrual Daily Symptoms Questionnaire for (PMS) related symptoms. Results: The results of the present study revealed that there was statistically significant improvement in both pain and premenstrual related symptoms in group (A) than in group (B).

Conditions

Reflexology; Dietary Modification

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

foot reflexology

foot reflexology session which takes about 20 minutes.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

foot reflexology

Intervention Type: OTHER

foot reflexology session which takes about 20 minutes. The position of the patient during reflexology session was a relaxed comfortable supine lying position. The therapist was sitting position at the level of the feet. The Session of reflexology was done on three points at both feet.

dietary modification

diet must be rich in vitamins.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

dietary modification

Intervention Type: DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

diet must be rich in vitamins as fish and beans, calcium as milk and chess, low fat food through decrease oil in meals, high fiber food through all types of vegetables and fruits and restrict caffeine

Interventions

foot reflexology

foot reflexology session which takes about 20 minutes. The position of the patient during reflexology session was a relaxed comfortable supine lying position. The therapist was sitting position at the level of the feet. The Session of reflexology was done on three points at both feet.

Intervention Type: OTHER

dietary modification

diet must be rich in vitamins as fish and beans, calcium as milk and chess, low fat food through decrease oil in meals, high fiber food through all types of vegetables and fruits and restrict caffeine

Intervention Type: DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• their age ranged from 18 to 25 years old
• their body mass index (BMI) did not exceed 30kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Bronchial asthma
• depression
• anxiety

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ghada Ebrahim El Refaye

assistant professor Department of Physical Therapy for Women's Health, Faculty of Physical therapy, Cairo University, Egypt

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

Cairo Un 89

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id