Acupressure for Reducing Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-08-08

Study Completion Date

2024-02-01

Brief Summary

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This clinical trial evaluates whether acupressure is helpful to reduce anxiety related to chemotherapy. Anxiety is experienced by many patients with cancer. Anxiety can be related to chemotherapy and may contribute to other symptoms, such as nausea and poor quality of life. Some patients diagnosed with cancer express interest in non-medicinal ways to manage symptoms. Acupressure is a noninvasive intervention that can be used for many different symptoms. Acupressure is well tolerated with minimal reports of adverse reactions, making it a good choice for patients with cancer. This study may help researchers learn whether acupressure is useful for managing anxiety in patients undergoing chemotherapy.

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Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Evaluate the feasibility of a nurse- and patient-applied acupressure intervention for patients with anxiety associated with active cancer-directed therapy.

II. Patient-reported changes in acute anxiety associated with both the nurse and self-led acupressure interventions will be ascertained.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo acupressure over 15-120 seconds at a time for up to 15 minutes. After completion of the session, patients may optionally receive an education session on using acupressure at home.

After completion of study intervention, patients who opted to receive education about using acupressure at home are followed up at 1 week.

Conditions

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Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Supportive Care (acupressure)

Patients undergo acupressure over 15-120 seconds at a time for up to 15 minutes. After completion of the session, patients may optionally receive an education session on using acupressure at home.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acupressure Therapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Undergo acupressure

Educational Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Receive education session about using acupressure at home

Electronic Health Record Review

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Interventions

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Acupressure Therapy

Undergo acupressure

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Educational Intervention

Receive education session about using acupressure at home

Intervention Type OTHER

Electronic Health Record Review

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Acupressure Ischemic Compression Education for Intervention Intervention by Education Intervention through Education Intervention, Educational

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be over 18 years of age
* Be actively undergoing chemotherapy in the Mayo Clinic chemotherapy unit
* Report anxiety as a 1 or higher, on a scale from 0 (no anxiety) to 4 (severe anxiety)
* Be willing to undergo a short acupressure session

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No