The Effect of Acupressure on Fatigue in Individuals With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

39 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-09

Study Completion Date

2021-02-01

Brief Summary

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Chronic fatigue syndrome is a common problem in society. The treatment of this problem is limited. Acupressure is a treatment method that has become widespread and promising in recent years. For this purpose, the effect of acupressure treatment on chronic fatigue syndrome was investigated.

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Detailed Description

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This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of acupressure technique in individuals with chronic symptoms. In our study, individuals participating in the study will be randomized by the physiotherapist who has received the training of acupressure therapy. The study will be done for a total of 10 sessions for 4 weeks. Individuals' fatigue levels will be measured by Fatigue Severity Scale, their quality of life will be measured by Short Form-36 and depression levels by Beck Depression Inventory. Evaluations will be made at the beginning and at the end of the treatment.

Conditions

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Acupressure Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Complementary Therapies Quality of Life Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention Group

For 9 different points acupressure technique applied to this group for 4 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acupressure

Intervention Type OTHER

Acupressure technics applied to (Liv- 4 , Ht-7 Bilateral, Liv-3 Bilateral, Anmian Bilateral, Yin-Tang unilateral ve Sp-6 Bilateral)

Control Group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Acupressure

Acupressure technics applied to (Liv- 4 , Ht-7 Bilateral, Liv-3 Bilateral, Anmian Bilateral, Yin-Tang unilateral ve Sp-6 Bilateral)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 20-45 year old
* Not using any medical treatment,
* Not being included in any physiotherapy program in the last 3 months,
* Does not have any systemic disease,
* Spending at least 4 hours at the computer or desk during the work