Investigating the effect of acupressure on improving pain and anxiety

Not Applicable

Conditions: Calculus of kidney.
Calculus of kidney
N20.0

Registration Number: IRCT20110912007529N24

Lead Sponsor: Shahed University

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

60 years of age or older,
ability to understand Persian,
having adequate hearing and vision,
no chronic neuropathic diseases,
no cognitive impairment,
The first experience of referring to a lithotripsy treatment program,
no amputation of the limbs,
no pain or sore in hands (at the place of acupressure),
no dependence or addiction to any drugs,
do not take sedatives and anti-anxiety drugs daily for more than a month,
do not take painkillers for 24 hours before the intervention,
do not take drugs that reduce or increase cortisol (for two weeks Before wave lithotripsy ).

Exclusion Criteria

unwillingness to continue to participate in the study,
patients who during acupressure in He7, Lu7, K1, LI4 does not feel hot, heavy, swollen or numb at this point

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intensity of pain. Timepoint: The intensity of pain will be evaluated before and after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. Method of measurement: Visual Pain Scale.;Quality of pain. Timepoint: The intensity of pain will be evaluated before and after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. Method of measurement: MacGill questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intensity of anxiety. Timepoint: The intensity of anxiety will be evaluated before intervention and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety.;Quality of anxiety. Timepoint: The intensity of anxiety will be evaluated before intervention and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger.