Acupressure in Hospitalized Patients

April 24, 2017 updated by: Stony Brook University

Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupressure to Improve Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Recovery in Hospitalized Patients

After written informed consent eligible hospitalized patients will be randomized to one of 3 arms (1:1:1:): control, sham, accupressure (3 points on the hand and wrist three times per day). Quality of recovery and other measures of patient satisfaction will be recorded.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

After written informed consent eligible hospitalized patients will be randomized to one of 3 arms (1:1:1:): control (no touch), sham (light touch), acupressure (2 minutes moderate pressure each at PC6, LI4, and HT7 three times per day). Quality of recovery using the validated Quality of Recovery (QOR) 15 score and other measures of patient satisfaction (nausea score, pain score) will be recorded at baseline and after their 6 study sessions.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

200

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794-8480
        • Stony Brook Medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. adults
  2. patients at Stony Brook hospital
  3. expected to be hospitalized for at least 3 days
  4. able to sign informed consent and participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Under 18 years of age
  2. Do not have access to the 3 points on the hand and wrist due to skin breakdown, ulcers, cellulitis, broken bone, indwelling catheter within 5 cm radius of the pressure points.
  3. Significant dementia or altered mental status that would prevent assessment of the QOR survey
  4. Allergic reaction to ink
  5. Stroke or other neurologic condition which precludes sensation in both upper extremities.
  6. Ongoing use of regional anesthetic technique
  7. Pregnancy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: control
No pressure applied to the 3 points
Other: control
no contact with the subject
SHAM_COMPARATOR: sham
Light touch applied to the 3 points (2 minutes each at PC6, LI4, and HT7, three times per day for 2 days)
Other: sham
light touch at established points on hand and wrist
EXPERIMENTAL: acupressure
Moderate pressure applied to the 3 points (2 minutes each at PC6, LI4, and HT7, three times per day for 2 days)
Other: acupressure
moderate pressure at established points on hand and wrist

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Quality of Recovery score
Time Frame: Time Frame: Day 0, Day 2
The validated QOR15 score will be assessed at baseline (Day 0) and after the 6 sessions have been completed (Day 2) and the change in QOR15 (Day 2 minus Day 0) will be calculated.
Time Frame: Day 0, Day 2

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Stony Brook University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, MD, Stony Brook Medicine

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2016

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2016

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

January 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 14, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 4, 2016

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

May 5, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

April 25, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 24, 2017

Last Verified

April 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 867005-3

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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