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Effect of Acupressure Application on Patients' Nausea, Vomiting, Pain, and Sleep Quality

NCT05003284 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 188

Last updated 2021-08-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study was conducted to determine the effect of acupressure on nausea, vomiting, pain, and sleep quality after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This was a randomized controlled experimental study with a placebo group. The sample comprised 188 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (control:64; experimental:64; and placebo:60). Acupressure was performed on the experimental and placebo groups with a wristband for 24 hours.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Complications

Interventions

DEVICE

acupressure wristband

acupressure after surgery

DEVICE

placebo wristband

acupressure after surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ataturk University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tülay kılınç, Dr · Ataturk Unıversty

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-11-01
Primary Completion
2020-11-01
Completion
2020-12-25

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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