Self Acupressure on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Epilepsy Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Epilepsy
• Interventions: Other: Self-Acupressure

• Registration Number: NCT05552924
• Lead Sponsor: Ataturk University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of Self-acupressure application on fatigue and sleep quality in epilepsy patients.

Detailed Description

Acupressure is a therapy method performed with an instrument or hand, fingertip, palm, elbow, knee, thumb relaxation and wrist bands on various points representing the waist organs in our body in order to ensure the continuation and balance of the energy in our body.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-09-05
• Study First Submitted: 2022-09-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-09-21
• Study First Posted: 2022-09-23
• Primary Completion: 2023-02-26
• Status Verified: 2023-07
• Study Completion: 2023-07-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-07-18
• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• Being over 18 years old
• Volunteering to participate in the research
• Having the ability to use technological tools
• Not having a verbal communication disability (hearing and speaking)
• Not having a diagnosed psychiatric disorder
• Having a scale score of >5 on the Piper Fatigue Scale
• A score of >5 on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

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
The Piper Fatigue Scale	At the end of Sessions 16 (each Session 2 days a week)	It is a 22-item scale that measures four subscales: behavior (6 items), affect (5 items), sensory (5 items), and cognition/mood (6 items). Each item has 11 response categories on a 0-10 metric with verbal descriptors anchoring the endpoints. Each subscale is scored individually and then aggregated together for an overall score, with higher scores reflecting more fatigue.
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)	At the end of Sessions 16 (each Session 2 days a week)	The PSQI is a valid and consistent survey comprising of 19 questions to assess quality and amount of sleep and the existence of a sleep disorder and its level in the previous month. The scale was adapted into the Turkish language by Agargün et al. (1996). The scale consists of seven components that assess patients subjective sleep quality, sleep delay, use of sleeping medication and disfunction in daily activities. Each item scores in the range 0-3 points and the total score of the seven components gives the total PSQI score. The total score has a value between 0-21 and a high total score demonstrates a poor quality of sleep. A total PSQI score which is ≤5 indicates "good sleep", and a score which is \>5 indicates "poor sleep"

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Firat University; 🇹🇷 Elazıg, Turkey