The Effect on Back Pain and Fatigue Level of Acupressure

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Coronary Angiography

• Registration Number: NCT06312397
• Lead Sponsor: Mersin University

Brief Summary

This research was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of acupressure on the level of back pain and fatigue after coronary angiography.

Detailed Description

To prevent bleeding, hematoma, and embolism after coronary angiography, patients are asked to stay in bed for 6 to 24 hours. During complete bed rest for at least 6 hours, the patient should keep his/her feet flat. The patient should lie in the supine position and avoid rapid movements. Long-term bed rest (at least 6 hours) in post-angiographic patients causes weakening of the lower back muscles and fatigue due to the pressure constantly applied to the same muscles, while muscle fatigue causes muscle spasms and lower back pain. Today, acupressure is also used along with various pharmacological treatments to relieve pain and fatigue.

Acupressure is a massage technique that ensures the proper functioning of energy channels by applying some pressure to certain parts of the body with the thumbs or index fingers, hands, palms, wrists and knees for therapeutic purposes. Acupressure points are the same as acupuncture points. Although there is no needle inserted into the body as in acupuncture.

According to G-power analysis, the total number of samples was calculated as 120.

A total of 120 participants will be randomly assigned to the acupuncture group (n=40), sham acupuncture group (n=40) and control group (n=40).

A Personal Information Form and Visual Analog Scales for Pain and Fatigue will be used to collect data.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-03
• Study Start: 2024-03-04
• Study First Submitted: 2024-03-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-03-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-03-12
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-15
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-15
• Primary Completion: 2024-07-30
• Study Completion: 2024-08-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Planned coronary angiography from the femoral region
• Not diagnosed with low back pain
• No stent or other interventional procedure was performed during the coronary angiography procedure.

Exclusion Criteria

• Those who have had acupressure before for any purpose
• Problems such as bleeding and dysrhythmia occur after coronary angiography,
• Those with burns, scars, scratches and deformities at the acupressure point
• Having any psychological disorder,

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analog Scale for Pain	1 year	It is used to measure subjectively perceived pain. On the scale, which includes the numbers between 0 and 10 cm, which are the most commonly used to determine the intensity of pain quantitatively, with painlessness at one end and the most severe pain possible at the other end, "0" defines painlessness and "10" defines the most severe pain.
Visual Analog Scale for Fatigue	1 year	The fatigue scale is a 10 cm scale that evaluates the severity of fatigue ranked from 0 to 10.; On the left side of the scale, there is a rating of "I do not feel tired", and on the right side, there is a rating of "I feel extreme fatigue and exhaustion".

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Birgül VURAL DOĞRU; 🇹🇷 Mersin, Turkey