- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04923061
The Effect of Acupressure on the Sleep Quality and Fatigue
The Effect of Acupressure on Sleep Quality and Fatigue in Nurses Working in Internal Clinics During the COVID-19 Pandemic Process: A Randomized Controlled Study
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Yenişehir
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Mersin, Yenişehir, Turkey, 33343
- Mersin University
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
Nurses who care for COVID 19 patients during the pandemic process
Nurses working in internal clinics during the data collection process
Those who have recovered from COVID 19
Those who agreed to participate in the study
No deformity or lesions in the areas where acupressure will be applied
No acupressure experience
No sleep disorder diagnosis and no medical treatment
Not diagnosed with anxiety disorder and not receiving medical treatment
Not diagnosed with depression and not receiving medical treatment
Coffee, cigarette and alcohol free
No mental disorder
Night shift workers
Those who can understand and speak Turkish
Those who signed the Informed Consent Form
Exclusion Criteria:
Nurses who did not work in internal clinics during the data collection process
Nurses who do not care for COVID 19 patients during the pandemic process
Those with active COVID 19
Those who do not agree to participate in the study
Those who have any deformity or lesion in the areas where acupressure will be applied
Experiences of acupressure
Heart and kidney failure, severe anemia, immunodeficiency problem
Pregnant
Diagnosed with sleep disorder and receiving treatment
Anxiety disorder and treatment
Depression diagnosed and treated
Coffee, cigarette and alcohol addiction
Having mental illness
Fixed day shift workers
Those who can not understand and speak Turkish
Those who did not sign the Informed Consent Form
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Acupressure group
The experimental group will apply acupressure to themselves three times a week for a total of 12 sessions for four weeks.
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In the acupressure group, heart meridian 7th point (HT7), large intestine meridian 4th point, stomach meridian 36th point (ST36) and spleen meridian 6th point (SP6) will be applied.
Tissue sensitivity will be reduced by heating and rubbing for about 20 seconds without direct pressure on the acupressure points, and the points will be ready for acupressure application.
Subsequently, consecutive (breathing rhythm) compressions will be applied to the acupressure points determined by the researcher, without raising the finger, taking into account the pain threshold of the individual who is applied with the thumb, with 10 seconds of pressure for two seconds of relief Since the symmetry of the selected four different points will also be applied to the other extremity, a total of 16 minutes of compression will be applied to each point, provided that it is two minutes.
Each nurse's session will be approximately 20 minutes, depending on the preparation and compression time on each point.
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Sham Comparator: Sham acupressure group
The sham group will apply acupressure to themselves three times a week for a total of 12 sessions for four weeks.
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In the sham group, acupressure will be applied on the bone region where the meridians do not pass, approximately 1-1.5 cm away from the HT7, LI4, ST36, SP6 points.
The application process will continue in the same way with acupressure group and the pressure intensity will be less.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Sleep quality evaluated using the Pittsburgh Quality Sleep Index
Time Frame: Change from before implementation and 4th week of practice.
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The total scale score is in the range of 0 (minimum) -21 (maximum), and the high total Pittsburgh Quality Sleep Index (PSQI) score indicates that sleep quality is low.
A total PSQI score between 0-4 indicates good sleep quality, while between 5-21 shows that sleep quality is low.
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Change from before implementation and 4th week of practice.
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Fatigue evaluated using the Fatigue Severity Scale
Time Frame: Change from before implementation and 4th week of practice
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It is a Likert-type scale consisting of a total of nine items, each item being evaluated between 1 and 7 (1=I totally disagree, 7=I totally agree).
The fatigue score is obtained by dividing the total score obtained from the scale by the number of scale items.
The score that can be obtained from the scale varies between 9 and 63.
A high score indicates an increased level of fatigue.
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Change from before implementation and 4th week of practice
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Director: Meral Gun, Doctorate, Mersin University
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- MersinUniversityNursing
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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