Effects of Reflexology and Generalized Stretching in Postmenopausal Females.

Riphah International University32 enrolled

Overview

To determine the combined Effects of reflexology and generalized stretching on insomnia, vasomotor symptoms and quality of life in postmenopausal females

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Postmenopausal Disorder

Interventions

REFLEXOLOGYOTHER

will receive foot and hand reflexology and stretching. The researcher will administer foot and hand reflexology to the participant for a period of 3 weeks this last for a duration of 10 min on each hand and foot with total duration of 40 minutes. Foot reflexology include general foot massage, including the foot rotation, Achilles stretching, and the foot extension and stretching, will be performed for a minute on each foot. In the right foot, the bottom of the heel will be kept with the left hand, and the metatarsal arch of the same foot will be held with the other hand. Then, the foot will be rotated clockwise and counter clockwise three times each direction. The same technique will be performed on the left foot. On hand lubricated with moisturizer to the dorsal and plantar surface and apply pressure on for 10 minutes. Noninvasive and safe complementary therapy that involves a direct pressure on specific body points connecting specific organs.

GENERALIZED STRETCHINGOTHER

will receive Stretching of upper and lower limbs. The stretching program lasts for 3 weeks with 60 min of stretching session 3 times a week. Extension of body include shoulder extension, torso rotation, hip extension, calf stretching (ankle pumps). ten stretches of 30 s each, with 15 s of rest between each stretch

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 50 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * BMI less than 30 kg/m2 * Residents of rural areas * Stable vital signs * Participants with natural cessation of menstrual periods for at least 12 months * Moderate and severe hot flash Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with history of hysterectomy surgical menopause females * Participants with orthopedic disorder * Participants taking sleeping pills * Women suffer from pathological conditions for example cardiac disease, cancer impaired skin integrity * Participants with history of recent bone fracture * Severe pathology(eczema) of feet

Locations (1)

Akhtar Saeed trust hospital,

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Insomnia severity index score

This questionnaire is a 7 items questionnaire which is used to assess sleep problems. It scoring is done through Likert type scale ranging from 0 to 4, where higher score represents higher sleep problem. Its score is range from 0 to 28 where 0 to 7 shows no clinically significant insomnia, 8 to 14 shows subthreshold insomnia, 15 to 21 shows moderate severity of insomnia and 22 to 28 shows severe severity of insomnia. It is a reliable and valid tool with internal consistency of 0.74 and correlation ranging from 0.36 to 0.54.

Time frame: 3rd week

Menopause Rating Scale

Menopause Rating Scale is a 11 items questionnaire which is use to assess vasomotor symptoms like hot flush, palpitations, sleep problem, bladder symptoms and other symptoms. Its score range is from 0 to 4, where 0 shows no complain and 4 shows severe symptoms. Its total score range is from 9 to 21, where higher the score higher are the symptoms. It has good validity and reliability. It has Cronbach alpha value of 0.86 and internal consistency of 0.81.

Time frame: 3rd week

Menopause Specific Quality of Life

Menopause specific quality of life (MENQOL) questionnaire is a 29 items questionnaire which is used to assess quality of life among menopausal women. It has further four domains vasomotor (item 1 to 3), sexual (item 27-29), psychosocial (item 4-10) and physical (item 11 to 26). It is a reliable and valid tool with Cronbach value of 0.70 and internal consistency of 0.45.

Time frame: 3rd week

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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