The Effect of Foot Massage on Blood Pressure and Anxiety Levels in Pregnants With Hypertension

NCT05542654 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Bakirkoystatehospital
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research was conducted as a prospective, experimental and randomised controlled research to determine the effect of foot massage applied to pregnant women with hypertension on blood pressure and anxiety levels.

Conditions

Pre-Eclampsia; Gestational Hypertension; Chronic Hypertension With Pre-Eclampsia; Superimposed Pre-Eclampsia

Keywords

Gestational hypertension; preeclampsia; foot massage; blood pressure; anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Blood Pressure

  Hypertensive disorder is a systolic blood pressure of 140 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg and above that occurs after the 20th week of pregnancy. In this respect, blood pressure measurement is extremely important in pregnant women. In this study, a total of 30 minutes of foot massage, 15 minutes on each foot, was applied to pregnant women with hypertension in the intervention group for three days, and blood pressure was measured at regular intervals. (Before the massage, 5 minutes after the massage, 15 minutes after the massage, 30 minutes after the massage, 90 minutes after the massage, 120 minutes after the massage) No intervention was applied to pregnant women with hypertension in the control group.

  Three days

Interventions

Foot Massage OTHER

Pregnant women in the intervention group were given a foot massage for 15 minutes each, for a total of 30 minutes for three days, while the control group did not receive foot massage.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Pregnant women aged 18 years and over and diagnosed with hypertension during or before pregnancy were included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnant women who could not communicate in Turkish were excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Bakırkoy Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Ejindu A. The effects of foot and facial massage on sleep induction, blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rate: crossover pilot study. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2007 Nov;13(4):266-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2007.03.008. Epub 2007 May 8.

  PMID: 17950182 BACKGROUND

• Corrigan L, O'Farrell A, Moran P, Daly D. Hypertension in pregnancy: Prevalence, risk factors and outcomes for women birthing in Ireland. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2021 Jun;24:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2021.02.005. Epub 2021 Feb 14.

  PMID: 33618054 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pre-Eclampsia; Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Hypertension; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant

Model Details: randomized controlled trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 6, 2022
• First Posted: September 15, 2022
• Study Start: November 5, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 8, 2020
• Study Completion: February 15, 2022
• Last Updated: September 15, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)