ArticleGeriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Aromatherapy Massage vs. Foot Reflexology on the Severity of Restless Legs Syndrome in Female Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis.
Article in Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06156930 (Erciyes University Faculty of Health Sciences), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Erciyes University Faculty of Health Sciences
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- The effects of sensory stimulation therapy in patients with sleep disorders: a scoping review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of aromatherapy on quality of life in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Renal failure · 2023Pooled it
- 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
- Evaluation of the efficiency of the optimal combination of hormonal, physical and biological stimuli in the induction and growth of callus inF1000Research · 2026Article
- Aromatherapy and Essential Oils: Holistic Strategies in Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Integral Wellbeing.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Indonesian consumer perspective on the massage industry: A conjoint analysis approach.PloS one · 2024Article
- The Effect of Aromatherapy with Lavender on Pain of Needle Insertion and Severity of Restless Legs Syndrome in Hemodialysis Patients; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2024Review
- Effect of Local Warm Compression on Restless Leg Syndrome and Fatigue among Critical Care Nurses: A Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial.Critical care research and practice · 2022Article
- The Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Hemodialysis Patients.SAGE open nursingArticle
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
This study aimed to compare the effects of reflexology and aromatherapy massage on the severity of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in 105 female patients undergoing hemodialysis. A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted in a hemodialysis center with 48 beds in a high turnover hospital in an urban area of Iran. Intervention groups received reflexology (
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