Acupressure Application in Obesity Surgery 2345

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Spleen Meridian; Stomach Meridian; Bariatric Surgery; Pregnancy Meridian; Acupressure
• Interventions: Behavioral: acupressure; Behavioral: Area different from acupressure area

• Registration Number: NCT06468345
• Lead Sponsor: Ataturk University

Brief Summary

This research was conducted to determine the effect of acupressure applied to patients after bariatric surgery on gastrointestinal distress, pain and anxiety. The data of the study was collected at Aktif Private Kocaeli Hospital General Surgery Clinic between January 2022 and February 2023. The study was conducted with 90 (30 control, 30 intervention and 30 placebo) patients who underwent bariatric surgery. As a result of the research, application to ST25 and CV12 acupressure areas after bariatric surgery increased gas and stool output. It reduced abdominal distension. This enabled patients to start oral intake early. Application to the SP6 area reduced abdominal pain. Acupressure applied to the LI4 area was not effective in reducing nausea and vomiting. Massage to the HT7 acupressure area alone was not sufficient to relieve anxiety.

Detailed Description

This research was conducted to determine the intensity of acupressure treatment for gastrointestinal problems, pain and anxiety after bariatric surgery. The research was conducted using a placebo group, randomized controlled, detailed research model. The data of the study was collected at Aktif Private Kocaeli Hospital General Surgery Clinic between January 2022 and February 2023. The study was conducted with 90 (30 control, 30 intervention and 30 placebo) patients who underwent bariatric surgery. The data were brought together with the patient identification formula, postoperative gastrointestinal functions information formula, abdominal distension formula, visual analog scale, state-trait anxiety inventory scale, visual comparison operation, and patient happiness formula. The data were analyzed with the SPSS for Windows 22 package program. Records of numbers, percentages, minimum and maximum values, averages and standard deviations in the analysis of data. Mann Whitney U analysis, LSD, Dunnet C, Kruskall Wallis, Will coxon analyzes and t test records. The results were interpreted at the p\< 0.05 significance level. Gastrointestinal capacity and recovery time, stool and gas output rates, difference in distension and abdominal pain score amounts, oral intake amounts and retching difference of the patients in acupressure, control and placebo distribution at the 6th, 12th, 24th and 48th months of the surgery were investigated. Children's movements and vomiting were evaluated with visual comparison performance. Anxiety was measured with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Scale at the ages of 6, 12, 24 and 48 after treatment. He recorded the Patient Satisfaction Form to obtain the patients' satisfaction after acupressure.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-02-20
• Study Completion: 2023-03-15
• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-22
• Status Verified: 2024-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-06-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-06-15
• Study First Posted: 2024-06-21
• Last Update Posted: 2024-06-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients undergoing Bariatric Surgery
• Conscious patients between the ages of 18-65
• Patients who can communicate
• Patients without hearing-speech problems
• Patients without any psychiatric disorder
• Patients willing to cooperate
• Patients who have never had acupressure before
• Patients who do not have conditions such as hematoma, wound or fracture in the areas where acupressure will be applied

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who withdraw from the study at any stage of the study
• Patients admitted to the intensive care unit in the early postoperative period

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Acupressure Group	acupressure	Acupressure application to CV12, ST25, SP6, LI4 and HT7 areas
Placebo Group	Area different from acupressure area	Massage application to feet, hands and abdomen areas that are not acupressure areas

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluation of pain after obesity surgery in the intervention, placebo and control groups with the Visual Analog pain scale	Pain was assessed at 24 hours postoperatively.	On the Visual Analog pain scale, a score of 0 means no pain and 10 means unbearable pain.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluating the distension of patients after obesity surgery with the Abdominal Distension Form	Distention of the patients was measured at the 24th postoperative hour.	The Abdominal Distension Form ranges from 0 to no distension and 10 to severe distension.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Atatürk Üniversitesi; 🇹🇷 Erzurum, Turkey