The Effect of Acupressure in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT ID: NCT05238350

Last Updated: 2022-08-17

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 90 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-03-07
• Study Completion Date: 2015-11-11

Brief Summary

Abstract Pain is the most common symptom of osteoarthritis and affects people's functional status with quality of life. This study was conducted to determine the effect of acupressure on pain, functional status, and quality of life in patients living with knee osteoarthritis. Acupressure application and follow-ups were performed by the researcher in the patient's home environment. The study was performed with 90 patients, 45 in the intervention group and 45 in the control group. Acupressure was performed two days a week for four weeks with a total of eight sessions on the ST34, ST35, ST36, SP9, SP10, GB34 acupuncture points following an acupressure practice guide prepared by the researcher. It was determined that while the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), the Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scores of the intervention group were higher than those of the control group before application, they had decreased after application. It was found that all subscale mean scores of the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) quality of life questionnaire increased after application in the intervention group. It was concluded that acupressure has decreased pain severity and increased the functional status and quality of life of patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Keywords: Osteoarthritis, pain, nursing, acupressure.

Detailed Description

Abstract Background: Pain is the most common symptom of osteoarthritis and affects people's functional status with quality of life.

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effect of acupressure on pain, functional status, and quality of life in patients living with knee osteoarthritis.

Methods/Design: The study was conducted as an experimental study with a pre-posttest and a control group.

Settings: The study was conducted on patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis and attended the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Polyclinics of Nevşehir government hospital in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. Acupressure application and follow-ups were performed by the researcher in the patient's home environment.

Participants: The study was performed with 90 patients, 45 in the intervention group and 45 in the control group.

Intervention: Acupressure was performed two days a week for four weeks with a total of eight sessions on the ST34, ST35, ST36, SP9, SP10, GB34 acupuncture points following an acupressure practice guide prepared by the researcher.

Measurement of efficacy: Data was collected before and after acupressure application by using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), and the Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC).

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Acupressure (intervention group)

The intervention group was performed with 45 patients. Acupressure was performed two days a week for four weeks with a total of eight sessions on the ST34, ST35, ST36, SP9, SP10, GB34 acupuncture points following an acupressure practice guide prepared by the researcher.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Acupressure

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Acupressure was performed two days a week for four weeks with a total of eight sessions on the ST34, ST35, ST36, SP9, SP10, GB34 acupuncture points following an acupressure practice guide prepared by the researcher.

Control group

Thecontrol group was performed with 45 patients. Any application was not performed for the control group.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Acupressure

Acupressure was performed two days a week for four weeks with a total of eight sessions on the ST34, ST35, ST36, SP9, SP10, GB34 acupuncture points following an acupressure practice guide prepared by the researcher.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

Control

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 38 years old and over
• Diagnosed by a doctor with knee OA according to American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria
• had three points and over on the VAS pain scale,
• had no communication problems
• did not have any significant knee trauma within the last six months or an intra-articular steroid injection
• did not have any infection in the lower extremities or wounds, surgery or physiotherapy within the last six months
• those who accepted to participate to the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• the patient is not willing to go on the study in any stage of the study and case of any adverse effect of acupressure.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 38 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Pınar TEKİNSOY KARTIN

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Rabiye ÇIRPAN

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

TC Erciyes University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Tuğba AYDEMİR

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Tuğba AYDEMİR, RN, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Locations

Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Niğde, Ni̇ğde, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

References

Aydemir T, Cirpan R, Tekinsoy Kartin P. Impact of Acupressure on Pain, Functional Status, and Quality of Life in Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2025 Oct 7:S0161-4754(25)00012-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2025.09.001. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 41055613 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

NevsehirU

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id