Reflexology Versus Acupressure on Sleep Disturbance and Hot Flashes
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age45-55
SponsorCairo University
About this trial
World health Organization (WHO) estimates that by 2030, 1.2 billion women will be over 50 years old. With a prevalence of 70%, a hot flash is the most distressing symptoms associated with menopause. Postmenopausal associated sleep disturbances could affect those women social activities and one's daily positive functioning. Therefore, some patients and their providers seek alternative treatments such as relaxation techniques, acupressure, yoga, reflexology, regular exercise, balanced nutrition, herbal supplements, appropriate clothing, and frequent showers, have been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms associated with depression. So, this study will be the first one in this issue. Therefore, it will have valuable benefits in physical therapy field and scientific research.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age ranged from 45 to 55 years old.
Their body mass index ranged from 25 to 3 kilograms per meter square.
Postmenopausal women suffering from moderate to sever hot flashes assessed by Hot Flashes Questionnaire.
Postmenopausal women suffering from sleep disturbances more than five assessed by Pittsburgh sleep quality index.
Disqualifiers
Any emotional stress during at least 6 months.
Any pharmacological medicines lead to sleep disturbances.
Any mental disorders affect their sleep cycle.
Taking hormone replacement therapy for the past six months.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Foot Reflexology
Other interventionFoot Reflexology is an alternative medical practice involving the application of pressure to specific points on the feet. It has been reported as a non-invasive complementary therapy that was addressed as an effective technique that is reported to reduce premenstrual symptoms.
Acupressure
Other interventionAcupressure is a sort of massage therapy, was addressed as an effective technique that is reported to reduce premenstrual symptoms. Acupressure is a well-known form of Traditional Chinese Medicine that is a component of alternative treatments.
Treatment groups
54 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Group A; Foot ReflexologyExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Group B; AcupressureExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
A reliable, validated, self-reported questionnaire for assessing sleep quality. It is available of validated Arabic form that consists of seven components, namely, subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleeping medications, and daytime dysfunction over a 1-month time interval. It held a good internal consistency, and convergent, also divergent validity. Each component scores are derived, each scored 'zero' means no difficulty, to 'three' means sever difficulty. component scores are summed to gain the whole score range 'zero to twenty-one' Higher scores indicates worse sleep quality.
Time frame
Pretreatment and immediately Posttreatment.Secondary outcomes
1
Hot Flashes Questionnaire
A valid and reliable measure for severity of hot flashes. It is an appropriately sensitive tool to negative changes over time, with its cut-points and minimally important differences could prove a useful tool in targeting important issues regarding therapeutic interventions, and monitoring management progress and response using a 0 (do not interfere) to 10 (completely interfere) point scale. A total score is computed by summing items. Higher scores indicate higher interference due to hot flashes and thus, greater impact on quality of life.
Time frame
Pretreatment and immediately Posttreatment.Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov