ArticleInternational journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork2022
Comparison of the Effect of Reflexology and Swedish Massage on Restless Legs Syndrome and Sleep Quality in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Article in International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06407622 (The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Pain Intensity, Sleep Quality and Bowel Functions in Patients Undergoing Appendectomy Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Pain Intensity, Sleep Quality and Bowel Functions in Patients Undergoing Appendectomy Surgery
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- Pooled it
- The effect of stress ball use on stress, sleep quality, and comfort in individuals receiving hemodialysis: a randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Trial
- Effect of Foot Reflexology on Restless Legs Syndrome and Sleep Quality in Female Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial.Neurology research international · 2026Article
- Attitudes and practices toward anxiety among haemodialysis patients: a multicentre cross-sectional study in Qingdao, China.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Combined Efficacy of Foot Reflexology and Back Massage on Pain and Fatigue in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2025Article
- The Impact of Relaxation Massage Prior to Bedtime on Sleep Quality and Quantity in People with Symptoms of Chronic Insomnia: A Home-Based Sleep Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Pain Management in Hemodialysis: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Effects ofEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- The Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Hemodialysis Patients.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
Background: Patients undergoing hemodialysis experience painful complications such as restless leg syndrome and poor sleep quality, which negatively affect their quality of life. Purpose: This study aimed to compare the effect of reflexology and Swedish massage on restless leg syndrome and sleep quality in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Method: This is a randomized clinical trial conducted on 90 patients undergoing hemodialysis. The two intervention groups received either foot reflexology (n = 30) or Swedish massage (n = 30) for four weeks. In the sham group (n = 30), a simple touch of the knee down was performed with the same conditions as the intervention groups. Each sample completed the International Restless Leg Syndrome and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Questionnaires before, immediately after, and one month after the intervention. Result: The results showed that immediately after the intervention, restless leg syndrome and sleep quality were significantly better in the foot reflexology massage group than the Swedish massage and sham groups (P Conclusion: Reflexology and Swedish massage, as complementary methods, can improve the restless leg syndrome and sleep quality of patients undergoing hemodialysis. However, foot reflexology massage had been more effective.
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