Combined Acupressure Effects on Post-Thoracotomy Pain and Lung Volume

Summary

Pain is a subjective, sensory and emotionally unpleasant experience resulting from real or hidden injuries in tissues. The pain experience is a subjective and unique experience in physiological and psychological terms and is the first negative sensory experience of the patient after the surgical procedure. Thoracotomy is an invasive surgical incision that causes severe postoperative pain due to the negative effect on the ribs, muscles and peripheral nerves. During thoracic surgery, anatomical lung resection is performed through posterolateral thoracotomy. Surgical incision during thoracotomy surgery is the most severe cause of postoperative pain. Epidural analgesia, peripheral nerve block and systematic treatment methods are used in post-thoracotomy pain management. Opioid use is frequently preferred in post-thoracotomy pain management. Although thoracotomy pain can mostly be controlled with opioid analgesics, excessive use of opioids may lead to respiratory suppression, constipation, suppression of cough, nausea, vomiting and many other possible side effects. Ineffective postoperative pain management may lead to postoperative complications such as increased cardiac workload, prolonged pulmonary rehabilitation and delayed wound healing. The use of holistic non-drug pain relief methods is vital in reducing the need for opioid analgesics and the risk of possible side effects in early postoperative pain management.

Conditions

• Pain, Acute
• Breathing, Mouth
• Relaxation; Diaphragm
• Cough
• Lung Volume

Interventions

OTHER

Acupressure group

A series of acupressure applications

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

  collaborator OTHER

• Dogus Universitesi

  collaborator OTHER

• Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Yeditepe University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Özgül Aydemir

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• İlhan Öztekin, Professör · Yeditepe University

• Seher Deniz Öztekin, Professör · Doğuş University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-01-06

Primary Completion

2026-06-06

Completion

2027-01-06

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations