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Effect of foot reflexology on blood pressure in elderly patients with hypertension

Protocol summary

Summary
One Foot reflexology massage therapy in complementary medicine, and massage therapy group manually. Foot reflexology is based on the idea that each of the organs of an area corresponding to the foot reflexology, hand to ear. Until now, many studies of foot reflexology massage as a nursing intervention noninvasive different conditions studied have.This study aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology on blood pressure in elderly patients with hypertension takes place. Present study, 52 elderly patients with hypertension according to criteria Sign In: 1 - diagnosed with hypertension, 2 - not with vascular disorders feet, 3 - lack of diabetes, kidney disease, 4 - normal lower extremity, 5 - lack of infectious Diseases foot (tinea pedis, and plantar warts. ), 6 - consent to participate in the intervention criterion for exclusion: 1 - being sensitive to foot massage, 2 - any abnormalities in blood pressure during treatment, 3 - Any problems involved heart and other organs intervention impossible, and 4 does not continue cooperation from the study of random easy two intervention and control are divided. intervention group received reflexology massage for 30 minutes (15 minutes for each leg) occurs. measure the main outcome measures of systolic blood pressure and diastolic pressure by pressure gauge mercury be done. Outcomes studied included hypertension survey response rate is foot reflexology.

General information

Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number: IRCT2014030816896N1
Registration date: 2014-07-26, 1393/05/04
Registration timing: retrospective

Last update:
Update count: 0
Registration date
2014-07-26, 1393/05/04
Registrant information
Name
Hamid Zarei nodar
Name of organization / entity
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 53 3722 3513
Email address
zarei.h@gmu.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Expected recruitment start date
2014-04-21, 1393/02/01
Expected recruitment end date
2014-06-22, 1393/04/01
Actual recruitment start date
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Actual recruitment end date
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Trial completion date
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Scientific title
Effect of foot reflexology on blood pressure in elderly patients with hypertension
Public title
Effect of foot reflexology on blood pressure in elderly patients with hypertension
Purpose
Health service research
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosed with hypertension 2. Not suffering from vascular disorders feet 3. Absence of diabetes, kidney disease 4. Healthy lower limb 5. Lack of Infectious Diseases foot (tinea pedis, and plantar warts.) 6. Consent to participate in the intervention Exclusion criteria: 7. Being sensitive to foot massage 8. Any disruption in blood pressure during intervention 9. Any disorder of the heart and other organs are involved, which makes it impossible to intervene 10. Lack of cooperation from the study
Age
From 59 years old to 89 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size: 52
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Not randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features

Secondary Ids

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Ethics committees

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Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Street address
road edges Asia - GONABA-Khorasan Razavi-Iran
City
Gonabad
Postal code
Approval date
2014-01-21, 1392/11/01
Ethics committee reference number
gmu.rec.1392.48

Health conditions studied

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Description of health condition studied
Hypertension
ICD-10 code
I10
ICD-10 code description
Essential (primary) hypertension

Primary outcomes

1

Description
Hypertension
Timepoint
10 minutes before the intervention, 5 and 30 minutes after the intervention.
Method of measurement
Using a mercury sphygmomanometer according mmHg

2

Description
Pulse rate
Timepoint
10 minutes before the intervention, 5 and 30 minutes after the intervention.
Method of measurement
Pulse palpation in a minute through the brachial pulse.

3

Description
Respiration rate
Timepoint
10 minutes before the intervention, 5 and 30 minutes after the intervention.
Method of measurement
Breaths per minute with a visual observation of chest movements.

Secondary outcomes

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Intervention groups

1

Description
Controls: foot reflexology massage for 30 minutes (15 minutes for each leg) for this group was not conducted.
Category
N/A

2

Description
Intervention group: foot reflexology massage for 30 minutes (15 minutes for each leg) was performed.
Category
Other

Recruitment centers

1

Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
15 Khordad Bylnd Health center
Full name of responsible person
Pordel
Street address
City
Gonabad

2

Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Ayatollah Madani Health centers
Full name of responsible person
Ghadimi far
Street address
City
Gonabad

Sponsors / Funding sources

1

Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Ali Delshad
Street address
Research Assistant- road edges Asian
City
Gonabad
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
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Domestic or foreign origin
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Category of foreign source of funding
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Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
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Person responsible for general inquiries

Contact
Name of organization / entity
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Hamid Zarei
Position
Nursing Student
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences -road edges Asian
City
Gonabad
Postal code
Phone
+98 53 3722 3028
Fax
Email
hamid_salar31@yahoo.com
Web page address

Person responsible for scientific inquiries

Contact
Name of organization / entity
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Maryam Eshghizadeh
Position
Master of Nursing
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences -road edges Asian
City
Gonabad
Postal code
Phone
+98 53 3722 3028
Fax
Email
m.eshghizadeh@yahoo.com
Web page address

Person responsible for updating data

Contact
Name of organization / entity
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Hamid Zarei
Position
Nursing student
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
road edges Asian
City
Gonabad
Postal code
Phone
+98 53 3722 3028
Fax
Email
hamid_salar31@yahoo.com
Web page address

Sharing plan

Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
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Study Protocol
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Statistical Analysis Plan
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Informed Consent Form
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Clinical Study Report
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Analytic Code
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Data Dictionary
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