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The Effect of Acupressure on Fatigue

Primary Purpose

Interventional

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Turkey
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Acupressure Group
Sham Acupressure Group
Sponsored by
Mersin University
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional other trial for Interventional focused on measuring Fatigue, Nursing students, Acupressure

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria:

  • Students studying at Mersin University Faculty of Nursing as 4th grade during the data collection date,
  • Those who agree 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
  • No diagnosis of anxiety disorder and no medical treatment No diagnosis of depression and no medical treatment
  • Coffee, cigarette and alcohol-free,
  • No mental illness,
  • Able to understand and speak Turkish and
  • Those who signed the Informed Consent Form will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Students studying at Mersin University Faculty of Nursing outside the 4th grade during the data collection date,
  • 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
  • Experienced with acupressure
  • Diagnosed with sleep disorder and receiving medical treatment
  • Diagnosed with anxiety disorder and receiving medical treatment
  • Diagnosed with depression and receiving medical treatment
  • Coffee, cigarette and alcohol addiction,
  • Having mental illness,
  • who cannot understand or speak Turkish
  • Those who do not sign the Informed Consent Form will not be included in the study.

Sites / Locations

  • Mersin Üniversitesi

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Sham Comparator

Arm Label

Acupressure group

Sham Acupressure Group

Arm Description

The acupressure (experimental) group will apply acupressure to themselves three times a week for a total of 12 sessions for four weeks.

The sham acupressure group will apply acupressure to themselves three times a week for a total of 12 sessions for four weeks.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Fatigue evaluated using the Fatigue Severity Scale
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.

Secondary Outcome Measures

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First Posted
April 5, 2022
Last Updated
April 13, 2022
Sponsor
Mersin University
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05336708
Brief Title
The Effect of Acupressure on Fatigue
Official Title
The Effect of Acupressure on Fatigue in Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Study
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
April 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
September 27, 2021 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2021 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
January 31, 2022 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Mersin University

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
In this study, it is aimed to determine the effect of acupressure on fatigue in nursing students.
Detailed Description
In this study, 68 nursing students were randomly assigned to the acupressure and placebo (sham) acupressure groups. In the acupressure group (n=34), compression was applied to the 7th point of the heart meridian (HT7), the 4th point of the large intestine meridian (LI4), the 36th point of the stomach meridian (ST36), and the 6th point of the spleen meridian (SP6). Depending on the preparation and compression time at each point, the session duration of each student lasted an average of 20 minutes. In the sham group (n=34), pressure was applied approximately 1-1.5 cm away from the HT7, LI4, ST36, SP6 points. In the sham group, the acupressure application time lasted for an average of 20 minutes. At the end of the application, after the data collection process was completed, the sham group was taught the correct acupuncture points. Students applied acupressure three times a week for a total of 12 sessions for four weeks. Data were collected before and four weeks after the application in the acupressure and sham acupressure groups.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Interventional
Keywords
Fatigue, Nursing students, Acupressure

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Other
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Model Description
Prospective, parallel, two-arm, randomized controlled clinical trial
Masking
Participant
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
68 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Acupressure group
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
The acupressure (experimental) group will apply acupressure to themselves three times a week for a total of 12 sessions for four weeks.
Arm Title
Sham Acupressure Group
Arm Type
Sham Comparator
Arm Description
The sham acupressure group will apply acupressure to themselves three times a week for a total of 12 sessions for four weeks.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Acupressure Group
Other Intervention Name(s)
Experimental Group
Intervention Description
In the acupressure group, acupressure will be applied to the heart meridian 7th point (HT7), large intestine meridian 4th point (LI4), stomach meridian 36th point (ST36) and spleen meridian 6th point (SP6). After pressing each point for a certain period of time, a total of two minutes of rest periods will be applied by the researcher.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Sham Acupressure Group
Other Intervention Name(s)
Sham Group
Intervention Description
In the sham acupressure 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.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Fatigue evaluated using the Fatigue Severity Scale
Description
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.
Time Frame
Change from before implementation and 4th week of practice

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Students studying at Mersin University Faculty of Nursing as 4th grade during the data collection date, Those who agree 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 No diagnosis of anxiety disorder and no medical treatment No diagnosis of depression and no medical treatment Coffee, cigarette and alcohol-free, No mental illness, Able to understand and speak Turkish and Those who signed the Informed Consent Form will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Students studying at Mersin University Faculty of Nursing outside the 4th grade during the data collection date, 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 Experienced with acupressure Diagnosed with sleep disorder and receiving medical treatment Diagnosed with anxiety disorder and receiving medical treatment Diagnosed with depression and receiving medical treatment Coffee, cigarette and alcohol addiction, Having mental illness, who cannot understand or speak Turkish Those who do not sign the Informed Consent Form will not be included in the study.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Meral Gün, Doctorate
Organizational Affiliation
Mersin Üniversitesi
Official's Role
Study Director
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Mersin Üniversitesi
City
Mersin
State/Province
Yenişehir
ZIP/Postal Code
33343
Country
Turkey

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No

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