NCT05888896

Effect of Foot Reflexology on Preeclampsia

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 36 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

the aim of this study to investigate the effect of foot reflexology on mild preeclampsia during pregnancy

Detailed description

Preeclampsia is defined as arterial hypertension identified for the first time after the 20th week associated with proteinuria. It affects 5% to 7% of all pregnant women. It is more common in primigravida women, women with previous early onset preeclampsia, in age greater than 40 years, previous history of preeclampsia, pre-pregnancy obesity, women who become pregnant with donor eggs, embryo donation and donor insemination. It is responsible for over 70 000 maternal deaths and 500 000 fetal deaths worldwide every year. There are many risk factors for it as: Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, proteinuria, obesity, family history, null parity, multiple pregnancies, use of contraception, older women conception (\> 40) and thrombotic vascular disease,edema, renal failure, liver failure and hellp syndrome.Complementary therapies such as massage and foot reflexology are used with patients of preeclampsia, it is to normalize the body's function, break down tension, alleviate stress, improve nerve function and blood supply throughout the body. this trial has two groups; one will receive anti-hypertensive drugs and the second will receive anti-hypertensive drugs+foot reflexology sessions for 8 weeks (30 min, 2 session/ week).

Conditions

• Mild Pre-eclampsia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	methyldopa tablets 250mg	patients will be taken methyldopa tablets 250mg in the morning orally with a lot of water after breakfast daily and this medication continues for 8 weeks
OTHER	methyldopa tablets 250mg + foot reflexology	patients will receive methyldopa tablets 250mg in oral way once daily per 8 weeks and patients will receive foot reflexology two sessions per week, every session will last for 30 minutes and sessions will last for 8 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-06-09
• Primary completion: 2023-08-09
• Completion: 2023-09-20
• First posted: 2023-06-05
• Last updated: 2023-09-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt