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Acupressure for Constipation in the Elderly

NCT05805787 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2023-04-14

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Summary

This study will carried out to determine the effect of acupressure applied to Tianshu (ST25), Guanyuan (CV4) and Hegu (LI4) acupuncture points for a total of 6 minutes, two to each point, on the symptoms of constipation in the elderly people receiving institutional care.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Acupressure

Acupressure will be applied to the elderly in the experimental group once a day, 5 days a week (Monday-Friday) for a week. The application will last for 2 weeks. A total of 10 sessions of acupressure will be applied. Acupressure application will be applied by researchers who have been trained and certified on this subject. While the elderly are in supine position, pressure will be applied to each acupressure point, respectively, Tianshu (ST25), Guanyuan (CV4) and Hegu (LI4) for 2 minutes for a total of 6 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Duzce University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Yalova

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Esra Usta, PhD · University of Yalova

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-30
Primary Completion
2023-06-30
Completion
2023-07-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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