determine the effect of acupressure on severe low back pain and depression in patients with chronic low back pain.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Condition 1: low back pain. Condition 2: depression.
Low back pain
Mood disorder due to known physiological condition with major depressive-like episode
M54.5
F06.32

Registration Number: IRCT20200812048386N1

Lead Sponsor: Birjand University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 92

Inclusion Criteria

Conscious consent to participate in the study
3. Their back pain should not be caused by spinal problems (such as fractures and disc herniations)
Having low back pain for more than 12 weeks
No wounds, infections or fractures at the acupuncture point or treatment points
Age 18 years and older
The patient is not pregnant
Do not use other traditional or complementary medicine treatments (such as physiotherapy, massage therapy and acupuncture) at the same time
Not using acupressure during the last 12 months
No malignancy or autoimmune diseases

Exclusion Criteria

Includes dissatisfaction to continue participating in the study

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of people with chronic low back pain. Timepoint: Measurement of low back pain score before the intervention and after one month after the start of acupressure. Method of measurement: VAS Questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression score. Timepoint: Measure before the intervention and then measure immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory.