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L'effetto della digitopressione su dolore, nausea-vomito e benessere mentale nei pazienti oncologici

29 settembre 2026 aggiornato da: Esra Cavusoglu, Mersin University

L'effetto della digitopressione autosomministrata e della digitopressione applicata dal terapista su dolore, nausea-vomito e benessere mentale nei pazienti oncologici: uno studio controllato randomizzato a tre bracci

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effect of self acupressure and acupressure applied by therapists on pain, nausea-vomiting, and mental well-being in oncology patients.

For this purpose, 96 individuals with stage 1-stage 3 cancer will be included in the study.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Is acupressure effective on pain, nausea-vomiting and mental well-being in oncology patients? Is there a difference in the effectiveness of self-acupressure and acupressure applied by therapist on pain, nausea-vomiting and mental well-being? The participants will be included in the study as three groups, namely the self-acupressure group, the acupressure group applied by the therapist, and the control group.

Self-acupressure participants will self-administer acupressure. In the acupressure group, which will be applied by the therapist, acupressure will be applied to the participants by researchers who have acupressure certificate.

In the control group, acupressure etc. No additional application will be made. Visual analog scale, nausea-vomiting and retching index, and mental well-being scales will be applied to all groups at the beginning of the study and three days after the study.

Panoramica dello studio

Stato

Completato

Condizioni

Intervento / Trattamento

Descrizione dettagliata

Large Intestine Meridian 4th point (Hegu/LI4), Pericardium Meridian/Neiguan (P6) point and Yintang (EX-HN 3) point will be used for acupressure application in the research.

Tipo di studio

Interventistico

Iscrizione (Effettivo)

96

Fase

  • Non applicabile

Contatti e Sedi

Questa sezione fornisce i recapiti di coloro che conducono lo studio e informazioni su dove viene condotto lo studio.

Luoghi di studio

    • Yenişehir
      • Mersin, Yenişehir, Turchia (Türkiye)
        • Mersin University Faculty of Nursing

Criteri di partecipazione

I ricercatori cercano persone che corrispondano a una certa descrizione, chiamata criteri di ammissibilità. Alcuni esempi di questi criteri sono le condizioni generali di salute di una persona o trattamenti precedenti.

Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

18 anni e precedenti (Adulto, Adulto più anziano)

Accetta volontari sani

No

Sessi ammissibili allo studio

Tutto

Descrizione

Inclusion Criteria:

  • ≥18 years
  • Cancer patients without distant metastases in stage-1, stage-2 and stage-3 who have received at least one course of chemotherapy
  • Pain degree 4 and above (will be evaluated with a visual analog scale)
  • Nausea-vomiting degree of 4 and above (will be evaluated with a visual analog scale)
  • Receiving standard antiemetic and standard analgesic treatment (All patients included in the study should receive similar treatment.)
  • No previous acupressure experience
  • Absence of any wound or lesion in the area where acupressure will be applied.
  • Not using a different complementary approach during the collection of research data
  • Those who signed the Informed Consent Form/Written Consent Form
  • Patients without any psychiatric diagnosis will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • < 18 years old
  • Those who have not received chemotherapy before
  • Pain grade below 4 (will be evaluated with a visual analog scale)
  • Nausea-vomiting degree below 4 (will be evaluated with a visual analog scale)
  • Receiving different antiemetic and analgesic treatments
  • Previous acupressure experience
  • Any wound or lesion in the area where acupressure will be applied
  • Using a complementary approach other than acupressure at the time research data was collected
  • Those who did not sign the Informed Consent Form/Written Consent Form
  • Patients with any psychiatric diagnosis will not be included in the study.

Piano di studio

Questa sezione fornisce i dettagli del piano di studio, compreso il modo in cui lo studio è progettato e ciò che lo studio sta misurando.

Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

  • Scopo principale: Altro
  • Assegnazione: Randomizzato
  • Modello interventistico: Assegnazione parallela
  • Mascheramento: Separare

Armi e interventi

Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm
Intervento / Trattamento
Sperimentale: Self acupressure group

The first acupressure application will be administered and taught individually by the researcher to the oncology patients in the self-administered group. Afterwards, each patient who learns the application will be asked to apply acupressure on his own for three days. In the self-acupressure group, a questionnaire form consisting of a personal information form, visual analog scale, nausea, vomiting and retching index and mental well-being scale will be applied first (pre-test) before the acupressure application is taught to the group by the researchers. Afterwards, patients will apply acupressure on their own for three days, and at the end of this period (post-test), a questionnaire consisting of personal information form, visual analog scale, nausea, vomiting and retching index and mental well-being scale will be applied. Acupressure will be applied the large intestine meridian 4th Point (LI4), the pericardium meridian Neiguan (P6) and Yintang (EX-HN3).

In the self-acupressure group, before the application, the tissue sensitivity will be reduced by heating and rubbing for 20 seconds without direct pressure on the acupressure points, and the points will be made ready for acupressure application. Afterwards, sequential (breathing rhythm) compressions will be applied to the determined acupressure points by the researcher for a total of two minutes for each point 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. Two of the three different points (LI4 and P6) selected for the application will be applied symmetrically on the other extremity. Therefore, the session duration of each patient will be approximately 12 minutes, depending on the preparation and compression time on each point. Afterwards, acupressure will be applied to themselves by participants

Altro: Acupressure by therapist

In this group, acupressure will be administered to stage I, stage II, and stage III cancer patients receiving at least one course of chemotherapy for a total of three days by researchers with acupressure certification. Before the application (pre-test) by the therapist, a questionnaire consisting of a personal information form, visual analog scale, nausea, vomiting and retching index and mental well-being scale will be applied to the patients in the group in question. At the end of the three-day acupressure application (post-test) applied to the patients included in the study by the therapist, a questionnaire consisting of a personal information form, visual analog scale, nausea, vomiting and retching index and mental well-being scale will be applied. In the acupressure group applied by the therapist, a total of three points will be applied to the upper extremity: the 4th point of the large intestine meridian (LI4), the Pericardium Meridian/Neiguan (P6), Yintang (EX-HN3) point.

In the acupressure group applied by therapist, before the application, the 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. Afterwards, sequential (breathing rhythm) compressions will be applied to the determined acupressure points by the researcher for a total of two minutes for each point 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. Two of the three different points (LI4 and P6) selected for the application will be applied symmetrically on the other extremity. Therefore, the session duration of each patient will be approximately 12 minutes, depending on the preparation and compression time on each point.

Altro: Control group

The control group will receive the routine treatment applied in the hospital, and acupressure will not be applied to this group.

No intervention will be made in the control group.

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Pain intensity will be evaluated with a visual analog scale.
Lasso di tempo: Change from baseline pain level at 3 days

The patient evaluates their own pain using a scale ranging from 1 to 10, with 1 = very mild discomfort and 10 = the most severe pain the patient can imagine. Ranges for pain intensity; <3 mild pain, 3-6 moderate pain, >6 severe pain.

Change from baseline pain level at 3 days
Nausea-vomiting severity will be evaluated with the Rhodes Nausea-Vomiting and Retching Index.
Lasso di tempo: Change from baseline nausea-vomiting level at 3 days

Each response is scored as 0 = least distress, 4 = most distress. The patient's experience of nausea and vomiting in each of the 8 items is summed up. The highest possible value is 32, indicating the most severe symptom occurrence score.

Change from baseline nausea-vomiting level at 3 days
Mental well-being will be evaluated using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale.
Lasso di tempo: Change from baseline mental well-being level at 3 days

The scale is in the 5-point Likert type and a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 70 points are obtained from the scale. Scoring of the scale is (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = somewhat agree, 4 = agree, 5 = completely agree).

Change from baseline mental well-being level at 3 days

Collaboratori e investigatori

Qui è dove troverai le persone e le organizzazioni coinvolte in questo studio.

Sponsor

Investigatori

  • Direttore dello studio: Esra Çavuşoğlu, Doctorate, Mersin University
  • Investigatore principale: Hilal Altundal Duru, Doctorate, Çankırı Karatekin University
  • Investigatore principale: Kadir Eser, Mersin University
  • Investigatore principale: Emel Sezer, Mersin University
  • Investigatore principale: Vehbi Erçolak, Mersin University
  • Investigatore principale: Ümmügülsüm Kılıç, Mersin University

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Studia le date principali

Inizio studio (Effettivo)

5 giugno 2023

Completamento primario (Effettivo)

5 giugno 2023

Completamento dello studio (Effettivo)

30 settembre 2023

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

22 maggio 2023

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

1 giugno 2023

Primo Inserito (Effettivo)

12 giugno 2023

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

2 ottobre 2026

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

29 settembre 2026

Ultimo verificato

1 settembre 2026

Maggiori informazioni

Termini relativi a questo studio

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • mERSİNuU.

Piano per i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)

Hai intenzione di condividere i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)?

NO

Informazioni su farmaci e dispositivi, documenti di studio

Studia un prodotto farmaceutico regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

Studia un dispositivo regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

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