The Effect of Acupressure on Fatigue

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Interventional
• Interventions: Other: Sham Acupressure Group; Other: Acupressure Group

• Registration Number: NCT05336708
• Lead Sponsor: Mersin University

Brief Summary

In this study, it is aimed to determine the effect of acupressure on fatigue in nursing students.

Detailed Description

In this study, 68 nursing students were randomly assigned to the acupressure and placebo (sham) acupressure groups. In the acupressure group (n=34), compression was applied to the 7th point of the heart meridian (HT7), the 4th point of the large intestine meridian (LI4), the 36th point of the stomach meridian (ST36), and the 6th point of the spleen meridian (SP6). Depending on the preparation and compression time at each point, the session duration of each student lasted an average of 20 minutes. In the sham group (n=34), pressure was applied approximately 1-1.5 cm away from the HT7, LI4, ST36, SP6 points. In the sham group, the acupressure application time lasted for an average of 20 minutes. At the end of the application, after the data collection process was completed, the sham group was taught the correct acupuncture points. Students applied acupressure three times a week for a total of 12 sessions for four weeks. Data were collected before and four weeks after the application in the acupressure and sham acupressure groups.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-09-27
• Primary Completion: 2021-12-31
• Study Completion: 2022-01-31
• Status Verified: 2022-04
• Study First Submitted: 2022-04-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-04-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-04-13
• Study First Posted: 2022-04-20
• Last Update Posted: 2022-04-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 68

Inclusion Criteria

• Students studying at Mersin University Faculty of Nursing as 4th grade during the data collection date,
• Those who agree to participate in the study,
• No deformity or lesions in the areas where acupressure will be applied
• No acupressure experience
• No sleep disorder diagnosis and no medical treatment
• No diagnosis of anxiety disorder and no medical treatment No diagnosis of depression and no medical treatment
• Coffee, cigarette and alcohol-free,
• No mental illness,
• Able to understand and speak Turkish and
• Those who signed the Informed Consent Form will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Students studying at Mersin University Faculty of Nursing outside the 4th grade during the data collection date,
• Those who do not agree to participate in the study,
• Those who have any deformity or lesion in the areas where acupressure will be applied
• Experienced with acupressure
• Diagnosed with sleep disorder and receiving medical treatment
• Diagnosed with anxiety disorder and receiving medical treatment
• Diagnosed with depression and receiving medical treatment
• Coffee, cigarette and alcohol addiction,
• Having mental illness,
• who cannot understand or speak Turkish
• Those who do not sign the Informed Consent Form will not be included in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Sham Acupressure Group	Sham Acupressure Group	The sham acupressure group will apply acupressure to themselves three times a week for a total of 12 sessions for four weeks.
Acupressure group	Acupressure Group	The acupressure (experimental) group will apply acupressure to themselves three times a week for a total of 12 sessions for four weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fatigue evaluated using the Fatigue Severity Scale	Change from before implementation and 4th week of practice	It is a Likert-type scale consisting of a total of nine items, each item being evaluated between 1 and 7 (1=I totally disagree, 7=I totally agree). The fatigue score is obtained by dividing the total score obtained from the scale by the number of scale items. The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 9 and 63. A high score indicates an increased level of fatigue.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mersin Üniversitesi; 🇹🇷 Mersin, Yenişehir, Turkey