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Acupressure and Fistula Needle Insert Pain Management

NCT05971134 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 131

Last updated 2023-08-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of acupressure application on Hegu (LI4) point on the severity of acute pain caused by fistula needle in patients with brescia-cimino, snuff-box and antecubital fistula.

Methods: This study was randomized control study which was conducted with 66 intervention and 65 control participants. The participants in the intervention group were divided into 3 groups according to the fistula area. Data were collected using Descriptive Information Form and pain scale.

Conditions

  • Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 (Disorder)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Acupreesure applied

Acupressure was applied to the LI4 acupuncture point for 3 minutes by the researcher for the intervention group

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baskent University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Assistant prof. GÜLAY TURGAY · Baskent University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-01
Primary Completion
2023-02-01
Completion
2023-07-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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