The Power of Hand Reflexology in Ameliorating Anxiety, Pain, and Fatigue Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography

Sponsor

Alexandria University (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05887362

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

4.5

Actual Duration (Months)

13.3

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Reflexology influences pain perception and pain-impulse transmission by releasing endorphins (12). Patients with a variety of medical illnesses can benefit from hand reflexology by lessening their physical and emotional discomfort (13, 14). Therefore, this study was done to investigate the power of hand reflexology in ameliorating anxiety, pain, and fatigue among patients undergoing coronary angiography

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Coronary Artery Disease	Behavioral: Hand Reflexology	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

60 participants

Allocation:

Non-Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Participant)

Primary Purpose:

Supportive Care

Official Title:

The Power of Hand Reflexology in Ameliorating Anxiety, Pain, and Fatigue Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography

Actual Study Start Date :

Jul 1, 2022

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Nov 1, 2022

Actual Study Completion Date :

Nov 15, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: STUDY GROUP Each patient in the study group received 8 sessions of hand reflexology after CA in a room separating them from the patients in the control group.Using pleasant odourless almond oil to lubricate the patients' hands, the researcher used Ingham's approach to hand reflexology for 10 minutes, applying pressure for 5 minutes on the right hand and then the left.	Behavioral: Hand Reflexology Reflexology is a well-known, safe, and noninvasive alternative medicine technique. It alludes to a treatment that is applied to particular areas of the hands and feet. The compression on the hands or feet serves as a sensor linked to particular body areas. These sensors are activated by the reflexology technique to improve blood flow, energize, relax, and maintain homeostasis.
No Intervention: Group 2 The control group was selected first and received the routine care delivered by the hospital, such as assessment of vital signs, supine position, complete bed rest, and hygienic care. They didn't receive the hand reflexology intervention.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: STUDY GROUP

Each patient in the study group received 8 sessions of hand reflexology after CA in a room separating them from the patients in the control group.Using pleasant odourless almond oil to lubricate the patients' hands, the researcher used Ingham's approach to hand reflexology for 10 minutes, applying pressure for 5 minutes on the right hand and then the left.

Behavioral: Hand Reflexology

Reflexology is a well-known, safe, and noninvasive alternative medicine technique. It alludes to a treatment that is applied to particular areas of the hands and feet. The compression on the hands or feet serves as a sensor linked to particular body areas. These sensors are activated by the reflexology technique to improve blood flow, energize, relax, and maintain homeostasis.

No Intervention: Group 2

The control group was selected first and received the routine care delivered by the hospital, such as assessment of vital signs, supine position, complete bed rest, and hygienic care. They didn't receive the hand reflexology intervention.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Pain intensity [4 months]
It is a 10 cm horizontal line with two ends; the left end typically denotes "no pain," while the right end typically denotes "worst possible pain."
Fatigue [4 months]
The Rhoten Fatigue Scale (RFS) is a subjective rating scale developed by (16) to measure a patient's fatigue level. It comprises a 10-centimeter line with extremely positive and negative statements at either end.
Anxiety [4 months]
The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was developed in 1988 by (17) to assess the severity of anxiety symptoms. The Likert scale for the 21 items that comprise the BAI ranges from 0 to 3. The overall score is between 0 and 63.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

20 Years to 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients between the ages of 20 and 60 who were scheduled for non-emergency CA, Absence of any hands' sensory motor disorders, or upper limb vascular injuries.
No abnormalities such as amputations, burns, skin lesions, and intervertebral disc herniation.
No history of mental illnesses.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with severe mental problems

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria university	Alexandria		Egypt

Sponsors and Collaborators

Alexandria University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Mahmoud Khedr, Lecturer, Alexandria University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05887362

Other Study ID Numbers:

2022935

First Posted:

Jun 2, 2023

Last Update Posted:

Jun 2, 2023

Last Verified:

Jun 1, 2023

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Coronary Artery Disease

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jun 2, 2023