The Effect of Acupressure and Reiki on Pain and Fatigue Levels in Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 156
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Numeric Pain Rating Scale
研究概览
简要总结
This research was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of levels of pain and fatigue of acupressure and Reiki application on cancer patients receiving palliative care. The research was a single-blind, repeated measures, randomized controlled study. Research data were collected between February and July 2022. The research sample consisted of acupressure and Reiki application groups and a control group with 52 patients in each group, a total of 156 patients. Data was collected by means of a Patient Description Form, an Analgesic Follow-up Form, the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status Scale, the Numeric Pain Rating Scale, and the Brief Fatigue Inventory.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •having a diagnosis of third or fourth-stage cancer,
- •being aged 18 years or older,
- •having had pain for at least one month in connection with cancer treatment or the symptoms of the disease,
- •using NSAII or non-opioid analgesics,
- •having a status of 3 or more on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS),
- •having a score of 0-3 on the ECOG-PS scale
排除标准
- •having a diagnosis of first or second-stage cancer,
- •being aged less than 18 years,
- •having bone or brain metastasis,
- •using opioid analgesics,
- •having a status of less than 3 on the NPRS,
- •having a status of between 4 and 5 on the ECOG-PS scale
结局指标
主要结局
Numeric Pain Rating Scale
时间窗: on the second day of the starting week
A score of 0 indicates no pain, 1-3 slight pain, 4-6 moderate pain, and 7-10 severe pain .
Brief Fatigue Inventory
时间窗: on the second day of the starting week
It is scored between 0 and 10.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
HEDİYE UTLİ
PhD, MSc, RN, Assistant Professor
Mardin Artuklu University