Self-Acupressure on Pain, Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

NCT ID: NCT05453422

Last Updated: 2022-07-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-07-04

Study Completion Date

2022-09-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to examine the effect of Self-acupressure application on pain, fatigue and sleep quality in sle patients.

Detailed Description

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Acupressure is a therapy method performed with an instrument or hand, fingertip, palm, elbow, knee, thumb relaxation and wrist bands on various points representing the waist organs in our body in order to ensure the continuation and balance of the energy in our body.

Conditions

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Sleep Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This study is an experimental study with pre-test and post-test control groups
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
Self-Acupressure and control group

Study Groups

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Self-Acupressure

Each application to the acupressure points (H17, L14, ST36, SP6) will be done in 2 minutes and right and left)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Self-Acupressure

Intervention Type OTHER

Acupressure is a therapy method performed with an instrument or hand, fingertip, palm, elbow, knee, thumb relaxation and wrist bands on various points representing the waist organs in order to ensure the continuation and balance of the energy in our body.

Control group

Routine maintenance will be applied.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Self-Acupressure

Acupressure is a therapy method performed with an instrument or hand, fingertip, palm, elbow, knee, thumb relaxation and wrist bands on various points representing the waist organs in order to ensure the continuation and balance of the energy in our body.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being over the age of 18,
* Not using acupressure and similar integrative treatment methods,
* Not having a verbal communication disability (hearing and speaking),
* Not having a diagnosed psychiatric disorder,
* Not having a cognitive problem,
* Getting a score between 1-10 on the Piper Fatigue Scale,
* Getting a score between 1-10 on the VAS pain scale
* Agree to participate in the research.
* Not being in the active period of SLE (exacerbation in the last 3 months or not using steroids for 3 months)
* Not using other complementary and integrated health practices in the treatment process

Exclusion Criteria

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Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Zülfünaz ÖZER

Director

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Zülfünaz Özer, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Locations

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Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Faculty of Health Sciences

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Zülfünaz Özer, PhD

Role: CONTACT

05379537007

Facility Contacts

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Zülfünaz Özer, PhD

Role: primary

05379537007

References

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Aranow C, Atish-Fregoso Y, Lesser M, Mackay M, Anderson E, Chavan S, Zanos TP, Datta-Chaudhuri T, Bouton C, Tracey KJ, Diamond B. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation reduces pain and fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled pilot trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2021 Feb;80(2):203-208. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217872. Epub 2020 Nov 3.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 33144299 (View on PubMed)

Wang T, Zhang Q, Xue X, Yeung A. A systematic review of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome in China. Am J Chin Med. 2008;36(1):1-24. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X08005540.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18306446 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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8990

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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