The effect of acupressure on severity of pain and anxiety
Phase 2
- Conditions
- neoplasm.Malignant neoplasmsC00, C01,
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016080229159N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for research of Babol University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
Having a pathology confirms the person with cancer; Having full consciousness; Age 18 to 65 years years; Avoiding the use of anxiolytic and analgesic medications 12 hours before the procedure; No barrier in place Acupressure such as IV line, ulcer at the site of compression; Bone marrow biopsy is done for the first time;The lack of visual impairment to see a visual scale for pain intensity; Having reading and writing literacy needed for completing the questionnaire; having no experience or knowledge about acupressure.
Exclusion criteria: the platelets level decreases to less than 100000 mg/dL, any problem or accident happens during the biopsy and unwillingness for cooperation to be continued.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: Before biopsy, during biopsy, immediately after the biopsy. Method of measurement: vas(Visual Analogue Scale).;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after biopsy. Method of measurement: Spielberger questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method