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NCT03821805
Acute Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Heart Rate Variability and Arterial Pulse Waveform
NA trial testing Foot reflexology massage in Massage in 28 participants. Completed in 13 June 2017.
13 June 2017
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Taipei |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | basic science |
| Enrollment | 28 |
| Start date | 22 December 2016 |
| Primary completion | 13 June 2017 |
| Estimated completion | 13 June 2017 |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Foot reflexology massage
Conditions studied
- Massage — all drugs for Massage →
- Anaerobic Exercise — all drugs for Anaerobic Exercise →
- Aerobic Exercise — all drugs for Aerobic Exercise →
Sponsor
University of Taipei
Who can join
Adults 18 to 30, male only, with Massage or Anaerobic Exercise. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Foot reflexology treatment provides acute and chronic effects on cardiovascular and hemodynamic functions. However, no information is available to us in regarding the treatment effect of foot reflexology after exercise. This study investigated the acute effect of foot reflexology treatment on heart rate variability after anaerobic-based and aerobic-based intermittent exercises.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Increased Parasympathetic Activity by Foot Reflexology Massage after Repeated Sprint Test in Collegiate Football Players: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
Chen YS, Lu WA, Clemente FM, Bezerra JP, et al · · 2019 · cited 8× · PMID 31684198 · DOI 10.3390/sports7110228
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Verify against primary sources
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03821805 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Taipei
- Last refreshed: 30 January 2019
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