IRCT2016101719316N3 IRCT 2016-11-15 Vice Chancellor for Research - Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences Massage therapy and reflexology effects on anxiety of patients before undergoing angiography at hajar hospital in shahrekord - 2013 The effects of massage therapy and reflexology on patients' anxiety before angiography at hajar hospital 2013-08-01 anticipated 75 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/17300 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment. N/A Unstable Angina. Intervention 1: Reflexology technique: Reflexotherapy was conducted for each patient for 30 minutes, first for the left foot and then for the right foot (15 minutes each). Conducting reflexotherapy, first of all, the relaxation technique was used from the footstalk toward the sole (plantar surfaces) at the beginning of the session. Then, four major plantar reflexology points (solar plexus, pituitary, heart and liver) were put under pressure using the thumbs. The other reflexology areas of the plantar surface of the foot were also massaged and finally intervention was put to an end with massaging the solar plexus by the researcher. The vital signs were measured again after finishing the intervention. Intervention 2: Massage technique: massage therapy was performed by the same physiotherapist during the protocol and consisted of neck, shoulder and back massages for 20 minutes. The massages were initiated with light compression by the inner regions of the fingers and progressed to hard compression. Cervical traction, and mobilization in all planes (e.g., the front, back, and sides) was followed. The massage was finished with light manual compression. Intervention 3: Control group: The control group received only routine intervention including resting for 30 minutes before angiography.