The Effect of Acupressure on the Sleep Quality and Daytime Sleepiness
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Sleep
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Prospective, parallel, two-arm, randomized controlled clinical trialMasking: Single (Participant)Masking Description: According to the randomization table, the information showing the nurses included in the research sample is assigned to the A and B groups will be put in an opaque envelope. This envelope will be kept by the coordinator researcher (GAU) when the researcher (TÇY), who has an acupressure application certificate, goes to the nurse's application. After filling out the "Informed Consent Form," he will open the envelope and learn which group the nurse is in. Since all nurses included in the study will be applied to the compression point, the participants will be blinded because they do not know that they are a study or control group. The researcher (TÇY), on the other hand, cannot be blinded due to the nature of the research. A statistician will analyze the data, and the findings will be reported.Primary Purpose: Other
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 65 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Methods: In the study, 60 nurses were randomly assigned to acupressure and placebo acupressure groups. To the acupressure group (n = 30), an average of 10 minutes will be applied to the Shen Men, the 7th acupoint (HT7) of the heart meridian located between the ulna and pisiform bones, on the radial ...
Methods: In the study, 60 nurses were randomly assigned to acupressure and placebo acupressure groups. To the acupressure group (n = 30), an average of 10 minutes will be applied to the Shen Men, the 7th acupoint (HT7) of the heart meridian located between the ulna and pisiform bones, on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, and the Sanyinjia points on the splenic meridian (SP6) located on the inner side of the lower leg, four fingers above the ankle and behind the tibia. In the placebo acupressure group (n = 30), the points 1.5 cm away from the HT7 and SP6 points (four points in total) will be applied for an average of 10 minutes. The primary outcome of the research is the effect of acupressure on the sleep quality of nurses. The secondary outcome of the study is to determine the effect of acupressure on daytime sleepiness. The outcomes will be collected before and four weeks after the acupressure and placebo acupressure administration.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04800939
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Study Director: Gulay Altun Ugras, Doctorate Mersin University
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