Foot massage may ease labor anxiety, new study suggests
NCT ID NCT07168187
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether reflexology (a type of foot massage) can help lower anxiety, shorten labor, and reduce pain for women whose labor is started with a balloon device. About 84 pregnant women will take part. Half will get reflexology after the balloon is placed, and the other half will get standard care. Researchers will measure anxiety before and after treatment using a standard questionnaire.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age of ≥18 years * Gestational age of \>37 weeks * Vertex presentation * Intact membranes * Station of the fetus's head \< S-4 * Bishop score of \<6. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who had undergone a previous cesarean delivery * Patients with a contraindication for vaginal delivery * Patients with a known fetal malformation patients undergoing termination of pregnancy.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Edith Wolfson Medical Center
RECRUITINGHolon, 6382111, Israel
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