The Effect of Self-Acupressure Application on Functional Composite and Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis
• Interventions: Other: Self-Acupressure

• Registration Number: NCT04936555
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Brief Summary

It is important to consider the functional composite and quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to plan interventions for these problems.

Detailed Description

The application of Self-Acupressure helps in improving the functional composite and quality of life in Multiple Sclerosis patients.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-06-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-06-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-06-16
• Study First Posted: 2021-06-23
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Study Completion: 2021-07-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-16
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• To be able to communicate adequately
• Not having psychiatric problems
• Volunteering to participate in research

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Self-Acupressure	Self-Acupressure	Each application to the acupressure points (H17, L14, ST36, SP6) will be done in 2 minutes and right and left)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC)	4. week	The conventional MSFC battery (MSFC3), comprising the 25 foot timed walk test (TWT), 9-hole peg test (9HPT) and paced auditory serial addition test (PASAT) was performed according to standardised procedures, calculated according to the standard manual, and normalised to this cohort.
Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Scale-54	4.week	This scale was developed by Vickrey et al17 to evaluate the quality of life of patients with The scale was created by adding 18 MS-related items to SF-36 (short form). Physical and mental health composite scores are calculated, and higher scores indicate better quality of life. The Turkish version was developed by Tulek et al.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul Sabahattin Zain Universitiy; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, State, Turkey