Effect of acupressure on fatigue and anxiety in the patients with cancer

Phase 2

• Conditions: Condition 1: Anxiety. Condition 2: Cancer. Condition 3: Cancer. Condition 4: Cancer. Condition 5: Cancer. Condition 6: Cancer. Condition 7: Fatigue. Condition 8: Cancer.; Other mixed anxiety disorders; Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue; Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, secondary and unspecified sites; Malignant neoplasms of independent (primary) multiple sites; In situ neoplasms; Neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour; Malaise and fatigue; Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue; C00, C01,

• Registration Number: IRCT201301219759N2
• Lead Sponsor: Vice-Chancellor of Research and Technology, Hamadan 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: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

The patients with cancer in hematology unit will be included in the study with following criteria: (a) II, III, and IV stages of cancer; (b) consciousness; (c) lack of amputation or ulcer at the acupoints; (d) lack of sever heart failure; (e) lack of hypothyroidism; (f) lack of coagulant disorders. The patients will be excluded from the study with the following criteria: (a) hemoglobin less than nine gram per deciliter; (b) platelet less than 50000 per microliter; (c) pregnancy.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fatigue. Timepoint: Before intervention, before the sixth session of intervention and after the tenth session of intervention. Method of measurement: Brief Fatigue Inventory questionnaire.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention, before the sixth session of intervention and after the tenth session of intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger anxiety questionnaire.