Foot Reflexology and Pain and Ankle Brachial Index and Walking Impairement

NCT ID: NCT06001203

Last Updated: 2025-05-31

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-07-15
• Study Completion Date: 2024-01-30

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled study aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology on pain, walking impairement and ankle brachial index level in patients with peripheral artery disease

Detailed Description

Patients with PAH may experience pain in the legs, cramps, pain or aching symptoms (claudication) in the hip, thigh or leg calf, along with compulsive movements such as walking. Reflexology is reported to have effects such as protecting the tissue integrity of the feet, increasing skin turgor, reducing neuropathic pain and increasing peripheral blood flow. For this reason, this study aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology on pain, walking impairement and ankle brachial index level in patients with peripheral artery disease.

Conditions

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Study Design

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

Study Groups

intervention group

The intervention group is received two reflexology sessions.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Reflexology

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Reflexology is a method that creates nervous, hormonal and energetic effects in the body using pressure, rubbing and stretching applied with special hand and finger techniques to reflex points corresponding to all parts, organs and systems of the body in the ears, hands and feet

control group

The control group is given routine care and no intervention will be performed.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Reflexology

Reflexology is a method that creates nervous, hormonal and energetic effects in the body using pressure, rubbing and stretching applied with special hand and finger techniques to reflex points corresponding to all parts, organs and systems of the body in the ears, hands and feet

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult patients over 18 years of age with PAH;
• no fractures or open wounds in both lower extremities;
• absence of unilateral or bilateral amputation of the lower extremities

Exclusion Criteria

• having an acute infection with fever;
• requiring an acute surgical condition
• undergoing femoral-popliteal bypass surgery
• Having a verbal communication problem such as Alzheimer's or dementia

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Baskent University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Elif BUDAK ERTÜRK

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Elif BUDAK ERTÜRK, PhD, RN

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Baskent University Faculty of Health Science Department of Nursing

Locations

Baskent University

Ankara, Etimesgut, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

KA23-152

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id