Clinical trials: Acupressure
Constipation
The Effect of Acupressure in Improving Constipation Among Inpatients in Neurology Departments
As a form of non-invasive auxiliary care, Traditional Chinese Medicine acupressure can prevent constipation, reduce medication for constipation, save medical costs, and alleviate constipation among inpatients in neurology…
- Trial name
- NCT05612646
- Testing
- Acupressure, routine nursing and fake acupressure
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Pain, Labor
Acupressure and Comfort at Childbirth
Aims: Non-pharmacological methods employed for management labor pain also help pregnant women to cope with labor pain and increase their childbirth comfort.
- Trial name
- NCT05407103
- Testing
- Cold Acupressure, Warm Acupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Serap Ozturk Altinayak
Healthy Volunteers
Skin Surface's Temperature Changes When Auricular Acupressure at Cervical Vertebra Acupoints in Healthy Volunteers
Auricular acupressure is one of the acupuncture techniques on the ear, which is a method of impacting on acupoints with force and without using needles to help diagnose and treat physical and psychosomatic dysfunctions.
- Trial name
- NCT05578040
- Testing
- Auricular acupressure
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bui Pham Minh Man
Shoulder Pain
The Effect of Acupressure on Shoulder Pain and Breastfeeding Self-efficacy
In this study, for the first time in our country, acupressure will be examined on post-cesarean shoulder pain and breastfeeding self-efficacy by using a combination of shoulder (GB21), hand (LI4) and leg (ST36) points and…
- Trial name
- NCT05729854
- Testing
- acupressure ( traditional and complementary medicine)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Agri Ibrahim Cecen University
Coronary Artery Disease
The Effect of Self-Acupressure on Pain and Sleep in Coronary Artery Patients
This study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of acupressure applied to patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) on pain and sleep quality.
- Trial name
- NCT04934241
- Testing
- Self-Acupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University
Labor Pain, Perineal Pain
The Effect of LI4 Acupressure on Perineal Pain and Postpartum Comfort During Episiotomy Repair
The study was planned to evaluate the effect of LI4 acupressure application on perineal pain and postpartum comfort during episiotomy repair.
- Conditions
- Labor Pain, Perineal Pain, Postpartum Comfort
- Trial name
- NCT06407505
- Testing
- Acupressure group
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Migraine, Pain, Shoulder
Effects of MTRPs Therapy in Migraine.
Case series, repeated-measures design, pilot study. Adult, female, migraine patients underwent seven Ischemic Compression Myofascial Trigger Points (IC-MTrPs) therapy sessions.
- Conditions
- Migraine, Pain, Shoulder, Trapezius Muscle Strain Left, Trapezius Muscle Strain Right
- Trial name
- MTRPs (NCT05646160)
- Testing
- Ischemic Compression of Myofascial Trigger Points (IC-MTRPs)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education
Knee Osteoarthritis
The Effect of Acupressure in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Abstract Pain is the most common symptom of osteoarthritis and affects people's functional status with quality of life. This study was conducted to determine the effect of acupressure on pain, functional status, and quality of…
- Trial name
- NCT05238350
- Testing
- Acupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Blood Collection
Use of Acupressure, Aromatherapy, and Virtual Reality for Children in During Blood Collection Procedures
This study aims to evaluate the effects of acupressure, music listening, and virtual reality applications, which appeal to the senses of touch, hearing, and sight during blood sampling, on pain, fear, and anxiety levels in…
- Trial name
- NCT07400874
- Testing
- Acupressure, Listening Music, Virtual Reality
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Artvin Coruh University
Pain Management, Sleep Quality
The Effects of Acupressure and Massage Following Cesarean Section
Cesarean section births have rapidly increased both in our country and worldwide in recent years. According to OECD data, one in four births worldwide and one in two births in our country is a cesarean section.
- Conditions
- Pain Management, Sleep Quality, Massage Effect, Acupressure
- Trial name
- NCT07432074
- Testing
- Acupressure to points HT7, LI4, SP6 and ST36, Massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Opioid-induced Bowel Dysfunction, Constipation Drug Induced
The Efficacy of Acupressure in Managing Opioid-induced Constipation
In a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of acupressure application on opioid-related constipation, the Patient Identification Form, Defecation Diary, Visual Analog Scale and Constipation Quality of Life Scale will…
- Trial name
- NCT04876508
- Testing
- Accupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Aydın University
Cancer-related Pain, Acupressure
Integrating Auricular Point Acupressure Into Real-world Nursing Practice to Manage Cancer-related Pain
The aims of this proposal are to (1) examine the feasibility of providing a training course of Auricular Point Acupressure (APA) for clinical oncology nurses who can integrate APA into real-world nursing care settings and (2)…
- Trial name
- NCT04040140
- Testing
- APA Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Foot Reflexology and Acupressure on Gastrointestinal Symptoms
This research was planned to evaluate the effects of foot reflexology and acupressure applications on gastrointestinal symptoms in women going through menopause.
- Trial name
- Menopausal (NCT07528534)
- Testing
- Foot Reflexology, Acupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Smoking
Effects of Auricular Acupressure and Group Counseling on Smoking Cessation Tobacco Withdrawal Symptoms
Objective The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of auricular acupressure and group counseling with positive psychology and motivational interviewing on smoking cessation and tobacco withdrawal symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT02916628
- Testing
- group counseling, Auricular acupressure
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inha University Hospital
Dental Anxiety, Fear
Acupressure and Hand Massage for Reducing Anxiety During Dental Local Anesthetic Injections in Children
This study aims to compare the effects of acupressure ,hand massage , and routine behavioral management on anxiety in children undergoing dental local anesthetic injections .
- Trial name
- NCT07779837
- Testing
- acupressure, hand massage
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Sleep, Fatigue
The Effect of Acupressure on the Sleep Quality and Fatigue
This research aims to determine the effect of acupressure applied to nurses actively working in internal clinics on sleep quality and fatigue during the COVID-19 pandemic process.
- Trial name
- NCT04923061
- Testing
- Acupressure
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Nursing
Acute Coronary Syndrome and Acupressure
This study aims to examine the effect of acupressure on physiological parameters and anxiety levels in individuals diagnosed with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS).
- Trial name
- NCT06300294
- Testing
- acupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Anxiety
The Effect of Acupressure on the Anxiety Level
This randomized controlled study evaluates the effect of acupressure application on the anxiety level of senior nursing students.The hypothesis of this study is that acupressure reduces anxiety levels.
- Trial name
- Acupres (NCT04849793)
- Testing
- Acupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Temperature Change, Body
Changes in Lumbar Region Temperature During Auricular Acupressure at Kidney Point
In Traditional Medicine, auricular acupressure (AA) is one of the non-pharmacological treatment methods commonly utilized due to its safety and convenience.
- Trial name
- NCT06169098
- Testing
- Auricular acupressure on the left ear, Auricular acupressure on the right ear
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Smoking Cessation
Effect of Self-administered Auricular Acupressure on Smoking Cessation-a Pilot Study
Auricular acupressure has been practiced in China and Germany to help people in smoking cessation programs. The purpose of this clinical trial is to test for the clinical effectiveness of self-administered auricular acupressure…
- Trial name
- NCT01389622
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University