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The Effect of Acupressure After Angiography on Pain Level and Hemodynamic Variables

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Angiopathy, Peripheral
Hemodynamic Instability
Acupressure
Pain
Interventions
Other: Acupressure
Registration Number
NCT05486533
Lead Sponsor
Mersin University
Brief Summary

This randomized controlled study evaluates the effect of acupressure application on the pain level patients after angioography. The hypothesis of this study is that acupressure reduces pain levels and stabilizes hemodynamic variables.

Detailed Description

In the study, 124 patients will randomly assigned to acupressure/experimental group and control group. To the acupressure/experimental group (n = 62), an average of 15 minutes will be applied to the LI4 (liver, between thumb and forefinger), P6 (pericardium, three fingers above the wrist) and LI 11 is located the area where the elbow bend. On the other hand, no other intervention will be applied to the control group other than routine treatment and nursing care. The primary outcome of the research is the effect of acupressure on the pain of patients. The secondary outcome of the study is to determine the effect of acupressure on the hemodynamic variables. The pain and hemodynamic variables will be collected before, immediately after the application, 10th, 20th and 30th minutes after the application. Data will also be collected from the control group at the same time.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
124
Inclusion Criteria
  • Agreeing to participate in the research (signing the Informed Consent Form),
  • Conscious and cooperative,
  • Speaks and understands Turkish,
  • Over 18 years of age,
  • Stable general condition,
  • No sensitivity in the area where acupressure will be applied,
  • No active COVID-19 infection,
  • Patients without any psychiatric diagnosis will be included.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Do not agreeing to participate in the research (signing the Informed Consent Form),
  • Do not conscious and cooperative,
  • Do not speaks and understands Turkish,
  • Do not over 18 years of age,
  • Do not stable general condition,
  • Having sensitivity in the area where acupressure will be applied,
  • Having active COVID-19 infection,
  • Patients with any psychiatric diagnosis will be included.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ExperimentalAcupressureThe experimental group will be given acupressure.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain evaluated using the visual analog scaleChange from before implementation and immediately after, 10th, 20th and 30th minutes after implementation

The total scale score is in the range of 0 cm (minimum) -10 cm (maximum). A score of 0 indicates no pain and a score of 10 indicates very severe pain.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Heart rateChange from before implementation and immediately after, 10th, 20th and 30th minutes after implementation

Beats per minute

Diastolic blood pressureChange from before implementation and immediately after, 10th, 20th and 30th minutes after implementation

Diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mmHg

Systolic blood pressureChange from before implementation and immediately after, 10th, 20th and 30th minutes after implementation

Systolic blood pressure (SBP), mmHg

Respiratory rateChange from before implementation and immediately after, 10th, 20th and 30th minutes after implementation

Lung breathing

Peripheral oxygen saturationChange from before implementation and immediately after, 10th, 20th and 30th minutes after implementation

%, percentage of oxygenated hemoglobin in peripheral arterial blood

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Turkey, Mersin University,

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Mersin, Turkey/Mersin,Yenişehir, Turkey

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