This study is conducted to measure the effect of foot reflexology massage on neuropathic pain in diabetic patients.Is reflexology foot massage applied to type 2 diabetic patients effective on neuropathic pain?
Controlling pain in individuals with diabetes; It is important for the individual to relax, increase the quality of life, reduce complications and shorten the duration of hospital stay. For this reason, the importance of neuropathic pain and its treatment is increasing in terms of public health. In this study, the effect of foot reflexology massage applied to women with type 2 diabetes on neuropathic pain was measured.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
65
Reflexology Massage
Gaziantep University
Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey (Türkiye)
pain score
visual analog scale:VAS: It is a scale scored between 0 and 10 points. A score of 0 indicates that the patient has no pain, and a score of 10 indicates that the patient has unbearable pain. The patient gives a score between 0 and 10 depending on the pain condition.
Time frame: 6 Weeks
Four Question Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire
This questionnaire consists of a total of 10 items; 7 items are related to the quality of pain (burning, painful cold, electric shocks) and its relationship with abnormal sensations (tingling, pins and needles, numbness, itching), and 3 items are related to the clinical examination of the painful area (touch hypoesthesia, pricking hypoesthesia, tactile allodynia). Each item is scored 1 if the answer is yes and zero if no, with a minimum of zero and a maximum of 10 points. In this assessment, a score of ≥4 out of 10 is considered neuropathic pain
Time frame: 6 weeks
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