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

Coronary Artery Disease Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05887362
• Other study ID #: 2022935
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: November 15, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: June 2023
• Source: Alexandria University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: November 15, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: November 1, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Coronary Artery Disease

Intervention

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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria university	Alexandria

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Alexandria University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain intensity	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
Primary	Fatigue	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
Primary	Anxiety	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