Effect of Acupressure on Pain Severity in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Graft: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Marayam Narimani, Ali Ansari Jaberi, Tayebeh Negahban Bonabi, Tabandeh Sadeghi, Marayam Narimani, Ali Ansari Jaberi, Tayebeh Negahban Bonabi, Tabandeh Sadeghi

Abstract

Background: Considering the contradictory results on the role of complementary therapies in correcting post-operative side effects, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of acupressure on pain severity in patients undergoing coronary artery graft admitted to a coronary care unit.

Methods: In this double-blind, randomized, clinical trial, 70 patients were selected randomly after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery based on inclusion criteria and then assigned to two groups (35 in acupressure and 35 in control) randomly by the minimization method. The intervention group received acupressure at the LI4 point for 20 minutes in 10-second pressure and 2-second resting periods. In the control group, only touching was applied without any pressure in the same pattern as the intervention group. Pain severity was measured before, immediately, and 20 minutes after applying pressure and touch in both groups using the visual analogue scale.

Results: The results of repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed a decrease in the pain score in the intervention group (group effect) during multiple measurements (time effect) and a reduction in the mean pain score in the various measurements taking into account the groups (the interaction between time and group; P = 0.001).

Conclusions: Acupressure can be used as a complementary and alternative therapeutic approach to relieve post-operative pain in CABG patients.

Keywords: Acupressure; Complementary Alternative Medicine; Coronary Artery Disease; Coronary Artery Graft.

Figures

Figure 1.. LI4 acupressure point
Figure 1.. LI4 acupressure point
Figure 2.. Comparison of the mean pain…
Figure 2.. Comparison of the mean pain scores at various study times and groups, and their mutual interaction using iterative size analysis

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