The effect of acupressure on pulmonary functio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Respiratory system disease.Respiratory failure, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016112615965N10
- Lead Sponsor
- Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 76
Inclusion Criteria
Main inclusion criteria: sarcheshmeh copper complex personal; have abnormal spirometry; don’t use acupuncture in near past; don’t have any dysfunction defect in the point place; don’t have neurological dysfunction.
Main exclusion criteria: cardiovascular ill; angina pectoris; pain in hard activity or six-minute walk test; respiratory infection; acute problem with airway in 1 month before collected data; use bronchodilators in 12 hours before collected data; diabetes; do not use addiction and alcohol.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Six-minute walk test. Timepoint: pre intervention- one week after intervention. Method of measurement: The distance traveled to meter in six minutes.;Measuring Pulmonary Volume. Timepoint: Before the intervention - one week after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spirometry.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method