Randomized controlled trial of foot reflexology for patients with symptomatic idiopathic detrusor overactivity
| Autor: | Wai Mei Anny Tong, Willy Cecilia Cheon, Ho-Leung Jimmy Mak, Yu Sun John Liu, To Wong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Blinding Urology law.invention Randomized controlled trial Quality of life law Medicine Humans Aged Massage Reflexology Urinary bladder business.industry Foot Urinary Bladder Overactive Obstetrics and Gynecology Middle Aged medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome Physical therapy Quality of Life Female Micturition frequency business Foot (unit) |
| Zdroj: | International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction. 18(6) |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to examine whether foot reflexology has beneficial effects on patients with idiopathic detrusor overactivity. One hundred and nine women with symptomatic idiopathic detrusor overactivity were randomized into either foot reflexology treatment group or nonspecific foot massage control group. The primary outcome measure was the change in the diurnal micturition frequency. There was significant change in the number of daytime frequency in the reflexology group when compared with the massage group (−1.90 vs −0.55, p = 0.029). There was also a decrease in the 24-h micturition frequency in both groups, but the change was not statistically significant (−2.80 vs −1.04 p = 0.055). In the reflexology group, more patients believed to have received “true” reflexology (88.9 vs 67.4%, p = 0.012). This reflects the difficulty of blinding in trials of reflexology. Larger scale studies with a better-designed control group and an improved blinding are required to examine if reflexology is effective in improving patients’ overall outcome. |
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