Determination of Efficacy of Reflexology in Managing Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Table 2

Comparison of different parameters between groups.

Observed abnormality in parameters	Groups	Frequency of abnormal parameters present in samples
		Pretherapy session; 𝑛 (𝑛%)	Posttherapy session; 𝑛 (𝑛%)
Perception of thermal (hot) sensation	Reflexology	14 (48.3)	1 (3.4)
	Control	17 (58.6)	13 (44.8)
	P value	0.430	<0.001
Perception of thermal (cold) sensation	Reflexology	10 (34.48)	0 (0.00)
	Control	18 (62.07)	14 (48.27)
	P value	0.036	<0.001
Perception of vibration sensitivity	Reflexology	13 (44.82)	2 (6.90)
	Control	23 (79.31)	22 (75.86)
	P value	0.007	<0.001
Low nerve conduction velocity (NCV)	Reflexology	21 (72.41)	7 (24.13)
	Control	20 (68.96)	21 (72.41)
	P value	0.122	0.002