Acupressure for the Treatment of Raynaud's Phenomenon

NCT ID: NCT01784354

Last Updated: 2013-06-12

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

23 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2013-06-30

Brief Summary

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The use of acupressure will be compared to targeted Raynaud's education and will evaluate the' frequency, duration and pain of Raynaud's attacks.

Detailed Description

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Using a Raynaud's condition score, severity of tingling, numbness and pain of attacks, the number of attacks and patient and physician visual analog scale we will assess the effect of acupressure.

Conditions

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Primary Raynaud's Phenomeon

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Education

target education toward Raynaud's

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Acupressure

acupressure- dilatation

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Acupressure dilatation

Intervention Type OTHER

Acupressure relaxation

acupressure relaxation protocol

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Acupressure

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Acupressure

Intervention Type OTHER

Acupressure dilatation

Intervention Type OTHER

education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* \> 18 years old
* Have Raynauds phenomenon, with at least 4 attacks in the last week
* on stable medications
* Willing to attend study visits

Exclusion Criteria

* smoker
* have a history of stroke, heart attack or irregular heart rhythm
* uncontrolled blood pressure
* physical or mental illness that would interfere with participating in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Michigan

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Heather Gladue, DO

Principle Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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HUM00062868

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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