Clinical trials: Acupressure
Nausea, Vomiting
Scopolamine Patch and Acupressure Point P6 Stimulation for Reduction of Nausea and Vomiting During Cesarean Section
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of reducing intra-cesarean section nausea and vomiting with regional anesthesia in subjects who will receive scopolamine patch with acupressure point P6 stimulation versus…
- Conditions
- Nausea, Vomiting, Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT02960113
- Testing
- scopolamine patch, acupressure point P6
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Psychological Distress, Anxiety
Effects of Acupressure on Nurses' Psychological Distress, Depression, Job Stress, Occupational Burnout, and Resilience
This measurement aims to understand the effect of self-acupressure on the Shenmen Point (神門) and (內關) points on the hand on emotional distress, anxiety, depression, stress, work fatigue and adaptability of clinical nurses.
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress, Anxiety, Depression, Nurses
- Trial name
- NCT06946888
- Testing
- Acupressure
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.
Cancer-related Problem/Condition, Exercise
Combined Technology Enhanced Home Exercise Program and Other Non-pharmacological Intervention for Cancer Survivors
A 12 weeks technology enhanced home exercise (TEHE) program using mobile technologies that provide immediate feedback and send reminder messages to improve exercise motivation is developed.
- Conditions
- Cancer-related Problem/Condition, Exercise, Acupressure
- Trial name
- TEHEplus (NCT03576274)
- Testing
- Technology Enhanced Home Exercise (TEHE), Auricular Point Acupressure (APA), Mindfulness body scan (MBI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Pelvic Pain
Lidocaine Injection and Ischemic Compression on Chronic Pelvic Pain Treatment
Our hypothesis is that with comparison of effectiveness of two most common techniques of treatment for myofascial pain syndrome (injection of local anesthesia and ischemic compression) we could choice the most adequate to treat…
- Trial name
- NCT00628355
- Testing
- lidocaine, Ischemic compression
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Acupressure in Rheumatoid Arthritis
The goal of this pilot trial is to better understand if acupressure is feasible and tolerable to people with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT05412121
- Testing
- Acupressure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
Pilot Study to Evaluate Ear Acupressure Effects in Treating Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
We hypothesize that ear acupressure will be effective in treating seasonal allergic rhinitis by changing the immune parameters and the psychological impact factors are associated with ear acupressure treatment outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT01921348
- Testing
- acupressure pellets
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Dementia
Combining Acupuncture and Acupressure for Dementia Elderly
This is an assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial. A total of 248 (anticipated) elderly people aged ≥65 years with a mild to moderate dementia will be recruited from local nursing and care homes.
- Trial name
- NCT04305951
- Testing
- Comprehensive acupuncture therapy (CAT), Comfy Acupressure for the Elderly (CAE)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Multiple Sclerosis, Pain
Usability of the MeTime MS App
The Me Time MS Application was designed to enable self-administration of acupressure. Two forms of acupressure - either "relaxing" or "stimulating" protocols - are administered through the Me Time MS app.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Pain, Fatigue Symptom
- Trial name
- NCT07123272
- Testing
- Self-guided smartphone application for relaxing acupressure, Self-guided smartphone application for stimulating acupressure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Pregnancy Related, Cesarean Delivery
Accupressure of P6 to Reduce Nausea During Cesarean Section
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the addition of P6 pressure point stimulation as opposed to sham-point stimulation will decrease intraoperative and postoperative nausea and vomiting (IONV and PONV) for patients…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Cesarean Delivery, Nausea, Vomiting
- Trial name
- NCT04799587
- Testing
- Magnet at P6, Magnet applied to arm not at P6 pressure point.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Central Nervous System Tumor, Pediatric, Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting
Acupressure in Controlling Nausea in Young Patients Receiving Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy
RATIONALE: Acupressure wristbands may prevent or reduce nausea and caused by chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether standard care is more effective with or without acupressure wristbands in controlling acute and delayed…
- Conditions
- Central Nervous System Tumor, Pediatric, Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting, Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Trial name
- SCUSF1202 (NCT01346267)
- Testing
- Real Acupressure Band
- Where
- 25 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 187 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Pain, Postoperative, Pain, Acute
Nurse Initiated Acupressure for Pain Management
The purpose of pilot study is to test the feasibility of nurse initiated post-operative bilateral auricular acupressure as an adjunct to medication for post-operative pain management.
- Trial name
- NCT04044716
- Testing
- Auricular acupressure, Standard of care pain management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pain
Battlefield Auricular Acupressure (BAApress) Feasibility Study
The purpose of this research study is to find out what effects (good and bad) acupressure applied to the outside of the ear (Auricular Acupressure), in addition to the standard of care medication regimen, will have on pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05939388
- Testing
- Auricular Acupressure Pads
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Nausea
Acupressure and Relaxation for Nausea Control
This study hypothesizes that patients receiving efficacy enhancing information about the acupressure bands will expect less treatment-related nausea, which will subsequently result in less treatment-related nausea compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT00243269
- Testing
- Acupressure expectancy enhancement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Acupressure and Acupuncture as an Intervention With Children With Autism II
The purpose of this study is to see if children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will tolerate an acupressure and acupuncture intervention twice weekly over a 3 month period of time that targets regulatory and behavioral…
- Trial name
- NCT00935701
- Testing
- Acupressure and Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Chronic Low Back Pain
Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults Using Auricular Point Acupressure
Almost one-third (30%) of persons 60 years and older suffer from cLBP and cause a significant negative impact on individuals and society in the U.S.
- Trial name
- NCT03589703
- Testing
- Target ear points related to chronic low back pain (T-APA), Non-Target ear Points not related to chronic low back pain (NT-APA), Enhanced Educational Control Group (CG-2)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 272 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Chemotherapy-induced Neuropathy
Auricular Point Acupressure to Manage Chemotherapy Induced Neuropathy
The proposed randomized control trial will evaluate auricular point acupressure (APA) on chemotherapy-induced neuropathy (CIN), rigorously considering point specificity and placebo effects by integrating self-report measures…
- Trial name
- NCT04920097
- Testing
- In-person training for seed placement and APA, Virtual training for seed placement and APA, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Self-Administered Relaxing Acupressure to Reduce Fatigue in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
This clinical trial tests the feasibility of self-administered relaxing acupressure on fatigue in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT06442891
- Testing
- Acupressure Therapy, Internet-Based Intervention, Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Iatrogenic Withdrawal Syndrome
Jackson Pediatric Acupressure for Opioid Tapering
This intervention pilot feasibility study will assess the impact of auricular acupressure as an additional non-pharmacologic therapy for infants at risk for developing Iatrogenic Withdrawal Syndrome (IWS) in the Pediatric Cardiac…
- Trial name
- NCT05025384
- Testing
- Acupressure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Atopic Dermatitis
Acupressure in Pruritus for Atopic Dermatitis
The purpose of this study is to see if acupressure will be effective at reducing itch in people with atopic dermatitis (AD).
- Trial name
- NCT01074164
- Testing
- Standard-of-care treatment for AD, Accu-patch pellet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Appendix Carcinoma, Colon Carcinoma
Oral Cryotherapy Plus Acupressure and Acupuncture Versus Oral Cryotherapy for Decreasing Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy From Oxaliplatin-Based Chemotherapy in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer
This phase II trial investigates how well oral cryotherapy plus acupressure and acupuncture compared with oral cryotherapy alone work in decreasing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with gastrointestinal…
- Conditions
- Appendix Carcinoma, Colon Carcinoma, Esophageal Carcinoma, Gastric Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04505553
- Testing
- Acupuncture Therapy, Acupressure Therapy, Oral Cryotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington