Trial reportJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2021
The effects of foot reflexology on blood pressure and heart rate: A randomized clinical trial in stage-2 hypertensive patients.
Trial report in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- The Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Delirium and Physiological Indicators in Children Admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized Clinical Trial.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Trial
- Effects of a multicomponent intervention on body composition and cardiovascular risk factors in women with obesity- a randomized clinical trial.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025Article
- The Effects of Foot Reflexology on Vital Signs: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- The Effect of Foot Reflexology on Fatigue, Sleep Quality, Physiological Indices, and Electrocardiogram Changes in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
Hypertension (HT) is a prominent cardiovascular risk factor. Although there are various pharmacological treatment choices for this condition, many patients fail to adhere to them, making non-pharmacological options attractive alternatives. Foot reflexology has been proven to decrease blood pressure (BP), but data are limited in patients with stage-2 HT. We conducted a randomized clinical trial to examine the effectiveness of foot reflexology in reducing BP and heart rate (HR). Stage-2 HT patients were enrolled and randomized into the intervention and the control groups (n = 47, each), the former of which underwent foot reflexology during a follow-up visit. Office BP and HR were measured before and at 15 and 30 min after the procedure in the intervention group and after resting in the control group. In the intervention group, systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP), and HR at 15 min were significantly lower than at baseline: -3.29 mm Hg (95%CI; -5.64 to -0.93), -1.71 mm Hg (95%CI; -3.11 to -0.32), and -1.71 beats per min (bpm; 95%CI; -2.88 to -0.54), respectively. Similar trends were also observed at 30 min. However, when compared with the control group, only the reduction in HR was significant (-4.96 bpm; 95%CI, -9.63 to -0.28). We conclude that foot reflexology was effective in reducing HR in stage-2 HT patients and partially effective in reducing BP.
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