The effect of acupressure on pain and anxiety
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- cancer.Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone and bone marrow
- Registration Number
- IRCT201201038100N2
- Lead Sponsor
- ursing and Midwifery Care Research Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
patients who are 18-65 years old, undergo bone marrow biopsy for the first time; have no previous experience of acupressure or acupuncture; have sufficient visual acuity to mark the visual analogue scale; are able to read; are not a professional person with knowledge of biopsy procedure; have no barrier such as IV catheters preventing access to the points of acupressure.
Exclusion criteria: occurrence of any problem or unexpected event during the biopsy procedure; patient’s refusal to continue with the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: During and immediately after the biopsy. Method of measurement: visual analouge scale.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before, during and immediately after the biopsy. Method of measurement: Spielberger anxiety questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method