The effect of reflexotherapy on chemotherapy-induced vomiting of

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AbstractBackground and aimVomiting as a side effect of chemotherapy causes to refuse or delay in treatment by most cases. Nowadays,for controlling these side effects researchers attempt to use noninvasive-, safe- and low cost methods, insteadof expensive drugs with various side effects. This study aimed to assess effect of reflexotherapy on vomitingreduction among patients under chemotherapy, in oncology-hematology ward of Zahedan's Ali Ebn AbitalebHospital in 2010.Materials and MethodsThis study was a before and after clinical trial (pre-test and post-test) with a group of 37 patients. Theparticipants were selected using purposeful sampling method and based on the results of a pilot study. Theywere also considered once in the control group (receiving anti-vomiting drug Granisetron) and after 15 to 20days in the interventional group (receiving reflexotherapy in a period of 10 minutes for each leg). 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