Effect of Acupressure on Postoperative Pain With Gynecologıcal Surgery

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

102 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-06-01

Study Completion Date

2024-01-30

Brief Summary

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In this study, the effect of acupressure on postoperative pain level in women with abdominal gynecologıcal surgery will be studied and it will be conducted as a randomized controlled intervention study to examine the relationships with each other.The sample group will consist of 102 women, 51 in the intervention group and 51 in the control group.Within the scope of the study, the data will be collected using the 'Personal Information Form and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ)' created by the researcher. Data will be analyzed using SPSS-26 package.

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Detailed Description

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In this study, the effect of acupressure on postoperative pain level in women with abdominal gynecologıcal surgery will be studied and it will be conducted as a randomized controlled intervention study to examine the relationships with each other.The sample group will consist of 102 women, 51 in the intervention group and 51 in the control group.Within the scope of the study, the data will be collected using the 'Personal Information Form and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire(SF-MPQ)' created by the researcher. Data will be obtained by the researcher by faceto-face interviews with women. In addition, women in the intervention group will receive acupressure once on postoperative days 0 and 1. Acupressure points related to gynecological surgery (large intestine (LI4), stomach (ST36) and spleen (SP6)) will be applied for a total of 12 minutes with 2 minutes of pressure on each point. Women in the control group will continue their routine care. Data will be evaluated with SPSS-26 package.

Conditions

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Acupressure Post Operative Pain Nurse's Role

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This study is a randomized controlled intervention trial

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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experimental group

Women in the intervention group will receive acupressure for 12 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

acupressure

Intervention Type OTHER

Women in the intervention group will receive acupressure for 12 minutes.The acupressure pressure points related to the gynecologic surgery to be performed are named as the large intestine (LI4), stomach (ST36) and spleen (SP6) meridians, respectively. These points are determined by expert opinion and are used for pain control.

control group

Women in the control group will not receive acupressure and will continue with routine care.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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acupressure

Women in the intervention group will receive acupressure for 12 minutes.The acupressure pressure points related to the gynecologic surgery to be performed are named as the large intestine (LI4), stomach (ST36) and spleen (SP6) meridians, respectively. These points are determined by expert opinion and are used for pain control.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 20 years of age or older,
* Being literate,
* To be able to understand and speak Turkish,
* No deformity or lesion in the areas where acupressure will be applied,
* Undergoing abdominal gynecologic surgery with general anesthesia,
* Any narcotic or epidural for pain control after surgery lack of analgesia
* Participation in the routine pain protocol of the clinic

Exclusion Criteria

* The presence of any systemic disease that causes chronic pain,
* Receiving spinal or epidural anesthesia,
* Patients who are administered narcotic or any analgesic drug other than the routine pain protocol applied in the clinic after surgery

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes