Background: Restless leg syndrome symptoms may vary from day to day and in severity and frequency from person to person. Diabetes mellitus is one of the causes for restless le syndrome. Warm foot massage is one of the home remedial measures which help to relieve symptoms by increasing blood circulation.

Aim: The aim of the study is assess the effectiveness of warm massage in reducing the level of restless leg syndrome among patients with diabetes mellitus.

Methodology: The research approach used in the study was quantitative approach by using true experimental research design with 30 samples by systemic random sampling technique. First 15 samples were considered as experimental group and remaining 15 samples were considered as control group. Interview was conducted to collect the demographic variables and followed by restless leg syndrome severity scale was used to assess the level of restless leg syndrome for both the group. Experimental group received the warm massage from the foot to knee for 5 days and control group received the regular treatment. At the end of 5th day level of restless syndrome was assessed for both the group by using the Restless Leg Syndrome severity rating scale. Collected data were analyzed by using both descriptive and inferential statistics.

Result: Paired t test reveals that there is significant decrease in the level of restless leg syndrome at the level of p<0.05 in the experimental group. Independent t test reveals that there is significant difference in the level of restless leg syndrome at the level of p<0.05 between the experimental group and group.

Conclusion: The findings of the study concluded that there is effectiveness of warm massage in reducing the level of restless leg syndrome among patients with diabetes mellitus.