Self-Acupressure on Pain, Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Sleep Disorder
• Interventions: Other: Self-Acupressure

• Registration Number: NCT05453422
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of Self-acupressure application on pain, fatigue and sleep quality in sle 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

• Status Verified: 2022-07
• Study Start: 2022-07-04
• Study First Submitted: 2022-07-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-07-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-07-10
• Study First Posted: 2022-07-12
• Last Update Posted: 2022-07-12
• Primary Completion: 2022-09-30
• Study Completion: 2022-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Being over the age of 18,
• Not using acupressure and similar integrative treatment methods,
• Not having a verbal communication disability (hearing and speaking),
• Not having a diagnosed psychiatric disorder,
• Not having a cognitive problem,
• Getting a score between 1-10 on the Piper Fatigue Scale,
• Getting a score between 1-10 on the VAS pain scale
• Agree to participate in the research.
• Not being in the active period of SLE (exacerbation in the last 3 months or not using steroids for 3 months)
• Not using other complementary and integrated health practices in the treatment process

Exclusion Criteria

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).	The Piper Fatigue Scale is a 22-item, self-reported scale. A total score of fatigue was recorded.
The Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire	At the end of Sessions 16 (each Session 2 days a week).	This brief five-item questionnaire was used to evaluate perceived sleep depth, sleep latency (time to fall asleep), number of awakenings, efficiency (percentage of time awake), and sleep quality. It also includes a sixth item evaluating perceived night-time noise. Each item is evaluated on a scale of 0-100 with a visual analogue scale technique. A score of 0-25 indicates very poor quality sleep, whereas a score of 76-100 indicates very good sleep quality.
Visual Analog Scale	At the end of Sessions 16 (each Session 2 days a week).	The patients were asked to mark their level of pain during relaxation or activities on a 10 cm vertical or horizontal line. In addition, there were forms which were numbered from 1-10 or from 1-100. The number 0 is found at the beginning of the line, and the number 10 is located at the end of the line. A value of 0 shows that there is no pain, and the value 10 expresses unendurable pain. GAS is a common scale in the assessment of pain level. A patient is asked to mark the perceived pain on this line, and the marked point is measured in cm.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Faculty of Health Sciences; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey