Mobile Apps Enhancing Acupressure Therapy Compliance and Efficacy for Asthenopia

NCT ID: NCT06418191

Last Updated: 2025-03-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 57 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-06-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-09-01

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a mobile application works to improve adherence to acupressure therapy in asthenopia. It will also learn about the efficacy of acupressure as a therapy for asthenopia. The main questions it aims to answer are:

-Does a mobile application have a role to improve therapy compliance and efficacy of self-guided acupressure in asthenopia?

Researchers will compare users of a mobile app to non-users of a mobile app to see if a mobile app works to improve adherence to acupressure therapy in asthenopia

Participants will:

• Do acupressure 2 times every day for 4 weeks
• Filling in the absence link has been after doing acupressure every day
• Fill out the link regarding the condition of asthenopia once per week

Detailed Description

This is a clinical trial study to evaluate the role of a mobile application in therapy compliance and acupressure efficacy in asthenopia sufferers. Participants are 60 males/females aged 18-64 years. They will be divided into 2 groups: (1) Acupressure mobile app users and (2) Non-acupressure mobile app users. Acupressure is scheduled 2 times every day for 4 weeks. Therapy compliance will be assessed from the absence link that participants fill out every day, while therapy efficacy will be assessed once per week for 4 weeks.

Conditions

Asthenopia

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Mobile app users

Mobile application users will be notified twice per day to perform acupressure. Instructions for performing acupressure are in the mobile app

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Acupressure

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Acupressure is a technique that involves applying pressure to specific points on the body. It is based on the same principles as acupuncture but uses pressure from fingers, palms, elbows, or specialized devices instead of needles.

Not a mobile app user

Non-users of the mobile application will be given an explanation of how to perform acupressure at the start of the study and will not be reminded to perform acupressure therapy.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Acupressure

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Acupressure is a technique that involves applying pressure to specific points on the body. It is based on the same principles as acupuncture but uses pressure from fingers, palms, elbows, or specialized devices instead of needles.

Interventions

Acupressure

Acupressure is a technique that involves applying pressure to specific points on the body. It is based on the same principles as acupuncture but uses pressure from fingers, palms, elbows, or specialized devices instead of needles.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Using a smartphone with the Android platform.
• Work or use digital gadgets for at least 4 hours a day.
• Suffering from asthenopia as indicated by a CVS-Q score ≥ 6.
• Can be contacted with the WhatsApp application.
• Willing to take part in this research until completion and agree to informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• There are tumors, wounds or skin infections in the eye area.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 64 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Indonesia University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Dion Rukmindar

Medical Doctor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

KEPK FKUI-RSCM

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia - RSCM

Locations

Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital

Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

Countries

Indonesia

Other Identifiers

24-03-0424

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id