Acupressure in Hospitalized Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Acupressure
• Interventions: Other: control; Other: acupressure; Other: sham

• Registration Number: NCT02762435
• Lead Sponsor: Stony Brook University

Brief Summary

After written informed consent eligible hospitalized patients will be randomized to one of 3 arms (1:1:1:): control, sham, accupressure (3 points on the hand and wrist three times per day). Quality of recovery and other measures of patient satisfaction will be recorded.

Detailed Description

After written informed consent eligible hospitalized patients will be randomized to one of 3 arms (1:1:1:): control (no touch), sham (light touch), acupressure (2 minutes moderate pressure each at PC6, LI4, and HT7 three times per day). Quality of recovery using the validated Quality of Recovery (QOR) 15 score and other measures of patient satisfaction (nausea score, pain score) will be recorded at baseline and after their 6 study sessions.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-03
• Study First Submitted: 2016-04-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-05-04
• Study First Posted: 2016-05-05
• Primary Completion: 2016-12
• Study Completion: 2017-01
• Status Verified: 2017-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-04-24
• Last Update Posted: 2017-04-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. adults
2. patients at Stony Brook hospital
3. expected to be hospitalized for at least 3 days
4. able to sign informed consent and participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Under 18 years of age
2. Do not have access to the 3 points on the hand and wrist due to skin breakdown, ulcers, cellulitis, broken bone, indwelling catheter within 5 cm radius of the pressure points.
3. Significant dementia or altered mental status that would prevent assessment of the QOR survey
4. Allergic reaction to ink
5. Stroke or other neurologic condition which precludes sensation in both upper extremities.
6. Ongoing use of regional anesthetic technique
7. Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
control	control	No pressure applied to the 3 points
acupressure	acupressure	Moderate pressure applied to the 3 points (2 minutes each at PC6, LI4, and HT7, three times per day for 2 days)
sham	sham	Light touch applied to the 3 points (2 minutes each at PC6, LI4, and HT7, three times per day for 2 days)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Quality of Recovery score	Time Frame: Day 0, Day 2	The validated QOR15 score will be assessed at baseline (Day 0) and after the 6 sessions have been completed (Day 2) and the change in QOR15 (Day 2 minus Day 0) will be calculated.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stony Brook Medicine; 🇺🇸 Stony Brook, New York, United States