The Effect of Acupressure and Reiki on Pain and Fatigue Levels

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

156 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-02-11

Study Completion Date

2022-07-21

Brief Summary

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This research was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of levels of pain and fatigue of acupressure and Reiki application on cancer patients receiving palliative care. The research was a single-blind, repeated measures, randomized controlled study. Research data were collected between February and July 2022. The research sample consisted of acupressure and Reiki application groups and a control group with 52 patients in each group, a total of 156 patients. Data was collected by means of a Patient Description Form, an Analgesic Follow-up Form, the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status Scale, the Numeric Pain Rating Scale, and the Brief Fatigue Inventory.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Acupressure Cancer Pain Fatigue

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Acupressure

Acupressure intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acupressure intervention

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Acupressure

Reiki

Reiki intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Reiki intervention

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Reiki

Control

No intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Acupressure intervention

Acupressure

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Reiki intervention

Reiki

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. having a diagnosis of third or fourth-stage cancer,
2. being aged 18 years or older,
3. having had pain for at least one month in connection with cancer treatment or the symptoms of the disease,
4. using NSAII or non-opioid analgesics,
5. having a status of 3 or more on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS),
6. having a score of 0-3 on the ECOG-PS scale

Exclusion Criteria

1. having a diagnosis of first or second-stage cancer,
2. being aged less than 18 years,
3. having bone or brain metastasis,
4. using opioid analgesics,
5. having a status of less than 3 on the NPRS,
6. having a status of between 4 and 5 on the ECOG-PS scale

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No