The effect of acupressure on anxiety level of patients undergoing coronary angiography
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Anxiety.
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015052418357N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for research of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 135
Inclusion Criteria
Iranian nationality; no particular problem at the application of acupressure ( absence of wounds, burns , cysts , abscesses ); lack of medicines, sedatives, analgesics or drugs such as a beta blocker before test; consciousness of the patient; non- emergency condition; lack arrhythmia dangerous for the patient; hemodynamically stable patients without history of mental problems, history acupressure or drug addiction. Exclusion criteria: having health problems ( vision, hearing, mental ); history of coronary angiography.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety. Timepoint: Pre intervention-post intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method