Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of Foot Reflexology Applied on Dialysis Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Dokuz Eylul University
Conditions:
Nursing Caries
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Reflexology is massage therapy used to maintain and improve health, as well as relieve some symptoms. Foot reflexology, which is thought to have an effect on dialysis symptoms, will be applied to hemo...
Detailed Description
Reflexology is defined as a holistic treatment based on stimulating the nerves and blood circulation in the body by manually stimulating the reflex points in the hands and feet corresponding to all pa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Conscious and oriented with no communication problem
- Agreeing to participate in the study
- Receiving hemodialysis treatment 3 times a week for 6 months or more
- Patients who have no problem to apply massage; Those who do not have any skin lesions, burns, pathological diseases related to muscles and bones, phlebitis, embolism or bleeding disorder.
Exclusion
- Patients who have received hemodialysis treatment for less than 6 months.
- Patients with diabetic neuropathy
- Those who have any skin lesions, burns, open wounds, muscle and bone-related pathological disease, phlebitis, embolism or bleeding disorder in the foot.
- Patients with infection
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 12 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 20 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04756999
Start Date
January 12 2020
End Date
June 20 2021
Last Update
June 22 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Başkent University, İzmir Çiğli Dialysis Center
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye), 35340