Acupressure combination of Sanyinjiao (SP6) and Shenmen (HT7) points and sleep quality of the elderly

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Sleep quality.; Sleep disorder, unspecified; G47.9

• Registration Number: IRCT20230222057494N1
• Lead Sponsor: Shahroud University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 1 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 126

Inclusion Criteria

age over 60 years old
Having full awareness and listening and speaking ability suitable for learning research intervention
MMSE score more than 22 in literate people and AMTS score more than 7 in illiterate people
Unfavorable sleep quality based on answers to the Pittsburgh sleep quality questionnaire (a score of 5-21 is considered as unfavorable sleep quality)
Entry criteria for the person accompanying the elderly: 1- To have the most contact with the elderly.
To have the ability to correctly implement the intervention on the elderly
The health literacy score is more than 66.1 from the HELIA questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria

Secondary insomnia caused by physical illness or mental disorder
Those who received other sleep-related treatments within 2 weeks before the study.
History of mental illness (based on the elderly's self-report)
Dependence or addiction to any drug, pain reliever, anti-depressant, sleeping pill and alcohol
Having sleep-related diseases such as obstructive sleep apnea or restless legs syndrome
Regarding the person accompanying the elderly: Having any physical disease related to the fingers

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sleep Quality Based on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Test Score. Timepoint: Before and one week after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire.