The Effect of Acupressure on Menopausal Symptoms: A Randomized, Sham Controlled Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Menopause
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
- Enrollment
- 81
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Menopause Rating Scale (MRS)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Melek Yesil Bayulgen
Lecturer (Principal Investigator)
Mersin University
Eligibility Criteria
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.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Menopause Rating Scale (MRS)
Time Frame: 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.