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The Effects of Acupressure on Pain, Swelling and Comfort in Patients With Femoral Fracture Surgery

NCT06914323 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2025-04-06

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Summary

Pain is a subjective and unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Fractures result from a disruption in the continuity of bone, where bones are subjected to traction, twisting, or compression, causing damage to the surrounding muscular tissues. The treatment of displaced or complex fractures typically requires internal fixation surgery. 89% of fracture patients experience postoperative pain and swelling by the second day following open reduction and internal fixation surgery. These negative sensations can lead to increased pain, limb deformity, and neurovascular compression injuries. If postoperative pain is not adequately managed, it can affect wound healing, increase metabolism and oxygen consumption, and place additional strain on cardiopulmonary function. It is necessary to integrate alternative, non-pharmacological, non-invasive pain relief measures. Effectively and safely alleviating acute postoperative pain can enhance comfort, promote early mobilization, improve adherence to postoperative physical therapy, enhance quality of life and shorten hospital stays.

Conditions

  • Acupressure

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupressure

improvements in pain, limb swelling, and comfort

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hungkuang University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-02-18
Primary Completion
2026-02-18
Completion
2026-02-18

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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