The Effect of Acupressure on Menopausal Symptoms

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Menopause; Acupressure

• Registration Number: NCT06016491
• Lead Sponsor: Mersin University

Brief Summary

This is a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled and single-blind study planned to determine the effect of acupressure application on menopausal symptoms.

The hypothesis of the study is that acupressure reduces women's menopausal symptoms.

Detailed Description

Menopause is a physiological process during which most women have difficulties and face many problems. Acupressure can be taught and used safely as an effective method to manage the symptoms that women experience during menopause.

This study aims to determine the effect of acupressure on menopausal symptoms. The study has a prospective, randomized, sham-controlled, single-blind design. The research was conducted with 81 women (acupressure n=40, sham acupressure n=41) attending the "Menopause School" in a public hospital in Türkiye between July 05, 2021 and August 02, 2021. Both groups received acupressure application thrice a week for four weeks, 12 sessions in total. The data was obtained using a personal information form and a Menopause Rating Scale.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-07-05
• Primary Completion: 2021-08-02
• Study Completion: 2022-03-21
• Status Verified: 2023-08
• Study First Submitted: 2023-08-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-08-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-08-28
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-29
• Last Update Posted: 2023-08-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 81

Inclusion Criteria

• Able to speak and understand Turkish
• No psychiatric illness
• Natural menopause
• Not on hormone replacement therapy
• Women who volunteered to participate in the study and did not receive any integrated therapy were included.

Exclusion Criteria

• Those who have undergone menopause with the surgical method
• For lower extremity vascular disease, fracture, sprain or injury, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, thyroid disease, etc. with a diagnosis
• Women who received any integrative therapy were not included in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Menopause Rating Scale (MRS)	Change from before implementation, 0th week and 4th week of practice	Menopause symptom rating scale was used to evaluate menopausal symptoms. The Turkish reliability and validity study was conducted by Can (2005). The scale consists of 11 items and 3 sub-dimensions. For each item, there are "0=None", "1=Mild", "2=Moderate", "3=Severe" and "4=Very Severe" options. Sub-dimensions of the scale; somatic complaints (items 1,2,3 and 11), psychological complaints (items 4,5,6 and 7), and urogenital complaints (items 8,9 and 10). The total score of the scale ranges from 0 to 44. The somatic complaints sub-dimension is scored between 0-16, the psychological complaints sub-dimension 0-16, and the urogenital complaints sub-dimension 0-12. An increase in the total score obtained from the scale indicates that the severity of the complaints increases and the quality of life is negatively affected.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mersin University; 🇹🇷 Mersin, Turkey