Clinical trial NCT06001203: Foot Reflexology and Pain and Ankle Brachial Index and Walking Impairement
Official title: The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Pain, Walking Impairement and Ankle Brachial Index Level in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Peripheral Arterial Disease
Lead sponsor: Baskent University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-21
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

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.

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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Numeric Pain Rating Scale
timeFrame: Two reflexology sessions will be applied within one week and 4 measurements will be made. •Baseline (before first reflexology session), •After first reflexology session, •Before second reflexology session, •After second reflexology session
measure: Walking Impairment Questionnaire
timeFrame: Baseline, after 2 days second reflexology sessions
measure: Ankle Brachial Index
timeFrame: Two reflexology sessions will be applied within one week and 4 measurements will be made. •Baseline (before first reflexology session), •After first reflexology session, •Before second reflexology session, •After second reflexology session
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Toe oxygen saturation level
timeFrame: Two reflexology sessions will be applied within one week and 4 measurements will be made. •Baseline (before first reflexology session), •After first reflexology session, •Before second reflexology session, •After second reflexology session
measure: Rate of Participants Edema level
timeFrame: Two reflexology sessions will be applied within one week and 4 measurements will be made. •Baseline (before first reflexology session), •After first reflexology session, •Before second reflexology session, •After second reflexology session
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Baskent University
state: Etimesgut
Study officials:
affiliation: Baskent University Faculty of Health Science Department of Nursing
name: Elif BUDAK ERTÜRK, PhD, RN
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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