The effect of foot reflexology on pain and constipation in patients with irritable bowel syndrome referred to Imam Reza Clinic in Khomein

Determining the effect of reflexology on persistent pain and constipation in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

A randomized, randomized, three-way, clinical trial on 64 patients with irritable bowel syndrome. A quadruple block was used for randomization.

People who refer to Imam Reza Clinic in Khomein, receive massage therapy twice a week for 6 weeks. Reflexology is performed using a lubricant to reduce friction on the foot. First, a general massage is performed for 5 minutes on the right foot and then reflexology is performed by performing specific movements of the hands in the area related to the gastrointestinal tract for 10 minutes. After this stage, reflexology is performed with the same technique on the left foot. For patients in the control group, foot pressure massage is applied without pressure to simulate interventions similar to the intervention group. patients and statistical analysts do not know the members of the intervention and control group and the type of reflexology.

Willingness to participate in the study Age 20 to 50 years Not pregnant Irritable bowel syndrome according to diagnosis of gastroenterology No history of any major bowel surgery. No epilepsy, diabetes, hypertension, kidney and gallstones, hepatitis, heart disease, hyperlipidemia Do not take medications to control blood sugar, blood pressure, blood thinners, corticosteroids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

This intervention is designed to investigate the effect of foot reflexology on pain and constipation in patients with irritable Ward syndrome. The subjects are given massage therapy twice a week (each time for 30-40 minutes) and for 6 weeks. Reflexology is performed using a lubricant (natural sunflower oil) to reduce foot friction.

Reflexology

Samples are selected based on purpose and randomly (by quadruple block method) are placed in two groups of intervention and control. Patients are randomly assigned to one of the intervention and control groups by block randomization with quadruple blocks. By assigning the letter A to the intervention group and the letter B to the control group, the six modes AABB, BBAA, BABA, ABBA, BAAB and ABAB are written on separate sheets and thrown into a container and one of the sheets is randomly Is taken out of the container and the composition written on it is written down and that sheet is thrown back into the container. Because the sample size in this study is 80 patients, this operation is repeated 20 times and each time the composition is written on each sheet in the sequence written on the previous sheet. Then, for each letter, a number from one to eighty is assigned in the order of the letters written in a row, and each letter is placed inside an envelope and the letter number is written on the envelope. Each time the disease is selected, one of the envelopes is opened in the order written on the envelope and it is specified that the patient should be in the intervention or control group.

The intervention performed by the researcher is performed in both intervention and control groups, with the difference that the depth of the massage is different, and because the intervention is performed on both groups, people will not know the details. The division into two groups will not be known, so the two-way study is blind.

All information can be shared after identifying individuals

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Academic and industrial researchers

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Mohammad RostamKhani Email: Moh.rostamkhani1993@gmail.com

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