The Effect on Back Pain and Fatigue Level of Acupressure

Mersin University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Coronary Angiography

Treatments: Other: Sham acupressure; Other: Acupressure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06312397

MU-HF-BVD-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of acupressure on the level of back pain and fatigue after coronary angiography.

Full description

To prevent bleeding, hematoma, and embolism after coronary angiography, patients are asked to stay in bed for 6 to 24 hours. During complete bed rest for at least 6 hours, the patient should keep his/her feet flat. The patient should lie in the supine position and avoid rapid movements. Long-term bed rest (at least 6 hours) in post-angiographic patients causes weakening of the lower back muscles and fatigue due to the pressure constantly applied to the same muscles, while muscle fatigue causes muscle spasms and lower back pain. Today, acupressure is also used along with various pharmacological treatments to relieve pain and fatigue.

Acupressure is a massage technique that ensures the proper functioning of energy channels by applying some pressure to certain parts of the body with the thumbs or index fingers, hands, palms, wrists and knees for therapeutic purposes. Acupressure points are the same as acupuncture points. Although there is no needle inserted into the body as in acupuncture.

According to G-power analysis, the total number of samples was calculated as 120.

A total of 120 participants will be randomly assigned to the acupuncture group (n=40), sham acupuncture group (n=40) and control group (n=40).

A Personal Information Form and Visual Analog Scales for Pain and Fatigue will be used to collect data.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Planned coronary angiography from the femoral region
• Not diagnosed with low back pain
• No stent or other interventional procedure was performed during the coronary angiography procedure.

Exclusion criteria

• Those who have had acupressure before for any purpose
• Problems such as bleeding and dysrhythmia occur after coronary angiography,
• Those with burns, scars, scratches and deformities at the acupressure point
• Having any psychological disorder,

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Acupressure group

Active Comparator group

Description:

After coronary angiography, acupressure will be applied for a total of 15 minutes. For the acupressure group, a total of three points will be applied: the heart meridian 7th point (HT7), the large intestine meridian 4th point (LI4), and the stomach meridian 36th point (ST36), which is deemed appropriate in the lower extremity. The symmetry of the three selected different points will also be applied to the other extremity.

Treatment:

Other: Acupressure

Sham acupressure

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

In the acupressure application applied to the sham group, parallel pressure will be applied to the bone area and points where the HT7, LI4, ST36 meridians do not pass.

Treatment:

Other: Sham acupressure

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

With the control group, no intervention was conducted, and only standard care was given.