The Effect of Self-Acupressure Application on Pain, Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Other: Self-Acupressure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04930341

2308

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of Self-Acupressure application on pain, fatigue and sleep quality in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

Full description

Self-Acupressur application will improve pain, fatigue and sleep quality in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• To have received at least one course of adjuvant chemotherapy before,
• Not having a psychiatric diagnosis,
• Being an early stage cancer patient
• To be able to communicate adequately
• Not having psychiatric problems
• Volunteering to participate in research

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Self-Acupressure

Experimental group

Description:

Each application to the acupressure points (H17, L14, ST36, SP6) will be done in 2 minutes and right and left)

Treatment:

Other: Self-Acupressure

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Routine maintenance will be applied