NCT03821805

Brief Summary

Foot reflexology treatment provides acute and chronic effects on cardiovascular and hemodynamic functions. However, no information is available to us in regarding the treatment effect of foot reflexology after exercise. This study investigated the acute effect of foot reflexology treatment on heart rate variability after anaerobic-based and aerobic-based intermittent exercises.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
28

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2016

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 22, 2016

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 13, 2017

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 13, 2017

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 22, 2019

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 30, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

January 30, 2019

Status Verified

January 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

6 months

First QC Date

January 22, 2019

Last Update Submit

January 26, 2019

Conditions

MassageAnaerobic ExerciseAerobic Exercise

Keywords

Heart rate variabilityArterial pulse waveform

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Heart rate variability

    15 minutes resting electrocardiographic record at baseline and post-intervention phase

    immediately following intervention phase

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Arterial pulse waveform

    immediately following intervention phase

Study Arms (2)

Foot reflexology massage group

EXPERIMENTAL

The duration of intervention was 30 min (15 min massage duration for each leg)

Other: Foot reflexology massage

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Rest for 30 min

Interventions

Foot reflexology massageOTHER

Foot reflexology technique of Father Josef was used as massage intervention

Foot reflexology massage group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 30 Years
Sexmale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Undertake football/futsal training at least 3 times a week
  • Age between 18 and 30 years old

You may not qualify if:

  • History of severe neuromuscular injury
  • Current lower extremity injury
  • Current neurological diseases

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 22, 2019

First Posted

January 30, 2019

Study Start

December 22, 2016

Primary Completion

June 13, 2017

Study Completion

June 13, 2017

Last Updated

January 30, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-01

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Individual participant data is protected by IRB application with a minimum of 3 years data storage.