Status:

UNKNOWN

Reflexology on Seizure Frequency, Fatigue, Stress and Sleep Quality in Epilepsy Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Ataturk University

Conditions:

Reflexology

Epilepsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Epilepsy is among the diseases that cause loss of neurological abilities regardless of any trauma. Reflexology is one of the complementary therapies based on activating the body's self-healing power t...

Detailed Description

Individual interviews were conducted with epilepsy patients who applied to the neurology clinic of a university hospital where the research was conducted, and patients who met the inclusion criteria a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Knowing the diagnosis of the disease
  • Having not received reflexology therapy before
  • Being literate in Turkish
  • Conscious Open,
  • Able to communicate verbally,
  • Being 18 years or older

Exclusion

  • Pain starts while doing massage,
  • Having an infection,
  • High fever,
  • Having clot problems in the leg veins,
  • Having an acute (newly developing) disease (heart attack, fainting, etc.),
  • Wounds in the application area,
  • Patients in the first 3 months of pregnancy.
  • Paraplegia or thrombosis
  • Leg varicose veins or foot disease (open wound or fracture on the foot)
  • Diagnosis of psychiatric disorder or dementia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 15 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 15 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

70 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06120101

Start Date

August 15 2023

End Date

December 15 2023

Last Update

November 9 2023

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Nihan Türkoğlu

Erzurum, Turkey (Türkiye)