Comparison of reflexology and acupressure effects on pain control in patients after inguinal hernia surgery
Design
A clinical trial with a control group, with parallel groups, single blind, randomized
Settings and conduct
In this clinical trial study, 90 patients aged 15-60 years old who were admitted to Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad were enrolled in this study. The patients were randomly assigned into three groups of 30, including acupressure, reflexology medicine, divided by the control group for each degree of pain based on the visual scale (VAS) plus the amount of received housing in the pre-interventional stages, 1, 6 and 24 hours after the intervention.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Age between 15 to 60 years old; indication for iguinal hernia surgery
Intervention groups
Reflexology group; Acupressure group; Control group
Main outcome variables
Postoperative pain control and need for housing
General information
Reason for update
Acronym
Reflexology
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT20170305032893N2
Registration date:2018-02-20, 1396/12/01
Registration timing:registered_while_recruiting
Last update:2018-02-20, 1396/12/01
Update count:0
Registration date
2018-02-20, 1396/12/01
Registrant information
Name
Name of organization / entity
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 0915
Email address
khorsanda@mums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2018-02-20, 1396/12/01
Expected recruitment end date
2018-04-21, 1397/02/01
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Effect of Reflexology and acupressure for surgery pain after Inguinal Hernia surgery in Imam Reza hospital surgery department
Public title
Effect of Reflexology and acupressure for surgery pain after Inguinal Hernia surgery in Imam Reza hospital surgery department
Purpose
Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Indication for inguinal hernia surgery
Exclusion criteria:
past surgical history
addiction
sensitive disorders
diabetes mellitus
past reflexology administration
Age
From 15 years old to 60 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
Participant
Sample size
Target sample size:
90
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Table of random numbers
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Single blinded
Blinding description
Patients are not informed about intervention and control group
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Daneshgah Ave
City
Mashhad
Province
Razavi Khorasan
Postal code
91375345
Approval date
2013-12-11, 1392/09/20
Ethics committee reference number
1393.197
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Pain after Inguinal Hernia surgery
ICD-10 code
K40
ICD-10 code description
Inguinal hernia
Primary outcomes
1
Description
pain
Timepoint
before intervention and immediate, 1, 6 and 24 hours after the intervention
Method of measurement
visual analogue scale (VAS)
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
The amount of the Painkiller drug
Timepoint
Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, as well as one hour, 6 hours and 24 hours after intervention
Method of measurement
Pharmaceutical patient Kardex
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group: for the reflexology group, in addition to the usual treatment, for 2 to 3 minutes, the foot relaxation technique and 2 minutes pressure appling to the sensitive point on the foot of the foot with a strength of 7kg/cm 2
Category
Treatment - Other
2
Description
In the control group, only usual methods of treatment are received
Category
Other
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
بخش جراحی بیمارستان امام رضا (ع) مشهد مقدس
Full name of responsible person
Mehdi Asadi
Street address
ابن سینا
City
mashhad
Province
Razavi Khorasan
Postal code
9137913316
Phone
+98 51 3334 1317
Email
AsadiMH@mums.ac.ir
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Saeed Eslami
Street address
Daneshgah Ave, Mashhad
City
Mashhad
Province
Razavi Khorasan
Postal code
91375345
Phone
+98 51 3841 1538
Email
eslamis@mums.ac.ir
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Public
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Academic
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Ali khorsand vakilzadeh
Position
Assistant Professor
Latest degree
Specialist
Other areas of specialty/work
Traditional Medicine
Street address
Daneshgah Ave., Mashhad
City
Mashhad
Province
Razavi Khorasan
Postal code
9137913316
Phone
+98 51 3884 8931
Fax
+98 51 3882 9279
Email
khorsanda@mums.ac.ir
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Ali khorsand vakilzadeh
Position
Assistant Professor
Latest degree
Specialist
Other areas of specialty/work
Traditional Medicine
Street address
Daneshgah Ave., Mashhad
City
Mashhad
Province
Razavi Khorasan
Postal code
9137913316
Phone
+98 51 3884 8931
Fax
+98 51 3882 9279
Email
khorsanda@mums.ac.ir
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Ahmad Jafari Joshaghan
Position
Medical Student
Latest degree
Medical doctor
Other areas of specialty/work
General Practitioner
Street address
Daneshghah Ave, Mashhad
City
Mashhad
Province
Razavi Khorasan
Postal code
9137913316
Phone
+98 51 3854 3031
Email
jafarijoshaghan@gmail.com
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available