Effect of Acupressure on Postoperative Pain With Gynecologıcal Surgery

June 25, 2024 updated by: Meliha Dönmez, Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

The Effect Of Acupressure Applıcatıon On Postoperative Pain Level İn Women With Abdominal Gynecologıcal Surgery: Randomized Controlled Study

In this study, the effect of acupressure on postoperative pain level in women with abdominal gynecologıcal surgery will be studied and it will be conducted as a randomized controlled intervention study to examine the relationships with each other.The sample group will consist of 102 women, 51 in the intervention group and 51 in the control group.Within the scope of the study, the data will be collected using the 'Personal Information Form and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ)' created by the researcher. Data will be analyzed using SPSS-26 package.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

In this study, the effect of acupressure on postoperative pain level in women with abdominal gynecologıcal surgery will be studied and it will be conducted as a randomized controlled intervention study to examine the relationships with each other.The sample group will consist of 102 women, 51 in the intervention group and 51 in the control group.Within the scope of the study, the data will be collected using the 'Personal Information Form and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire(SF-MPQ)' created by the researcher. Data will be obtained by the researcher by faceto-face interviews with women. In addition, women in the intervention group will receive acupressure once on postoperative days 0 and 1. Acupressure points related to gynecological surgery (large intestine (LI4), stomach (ST36) and spleen (SP6)) will be applied for a total of 12 minutes with 2 minutes of pressure on each point. Women in the control group will continue their routine care. Data will be evaluated with SPSS-26 package.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

102

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

  • Turkey
      • Ankara, Turkey, 06010
        • Faculty of Nursing

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 20 years of age or older,
  • Being literate,
  • To be able to understand and speak Turkish,
  • No deformity or lesion in the areas where acupressure will be applied,
  • Undergoing abdominal gynecologic surgery with general anesthesia,
  • Any narcotic or epidural for pain control after surgery lack of analgesia
  • Participation in the routine pain protocol of the clinic

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The presence of any systemic disease that causes chronic pain,
  • Receiving spinal or epidural anesthesia,
  • Patients who are administered narcotic or any analgesic drug other than the routine pain protocol applied in the clinic after surgery

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: experimental group
Women in the intervention group will receive acupressure for 12 minutes.
Other: acupressure
Women in the intervention group will receive acupressure for 12 minutes.The acupressure pressure points related to the gynecologic surgery to be performed are named as the large intestine (LI4), stomach (ST36) and spleen (SP6) meridians, respectively. These points are determined by expert opinion and are used for pain control.
No Intervention: control group
Women in the control group will not receive acupressure and will continue with routine care.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
postoperative pain level
Time Frame: 7 month
Pain will be measured with the Short-Form McGill pain questionnaire (SF-MPQ) before and after the application
7 month

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Meliha Dönmez, Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
  • Study Director: Gülşah Kök, Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 30, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

January 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 7, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 7, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

December 15, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 26, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 25, 2024

Last Verified

June 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SBU-MDONMEZ-001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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