The Effect of Acupressure on the Sleep Quality and Daytime Sleepiness

NCT04800939 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Mersin Uni
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effect of acupressure application on nurses' sleep quality and daytime sleepiness providing care in surgical clinics. This study hypothesizes that acupressure improves sleep quality and reduces daytime sleepiness.

Conditions

Sleep

Keywords

Acupressure; placebo acupressure; nurses; sleep quality; daytime sleepiness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Sleep quality evaluated using the Pittsburgh Quality Sleep Index

  The total scale score is in the range of 0 (minimum) -21 (maximum), and the high total Pittsburgh Quality Sleep Index (PSQI) score indicates that sleep quality is low. A total PSQI score between 0-4 indicates good sleep quality, while between 5-21 shows that sleep quality is low.

  Change from before implementation and 4th week of practice.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Daytime sleepiness evaluated using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale

  Change from before implementation and 4th week of practice

Study Arms (2)

Acupressure Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group will be given acupressure on their own, three times a week for four weeks, one hour before going to bed at night.

Other: Acupressure

Placebo Acupressure Group

OTHER

The control group will be given plasebo acupressure on their own, three times a week for four weeks, one hour before going to bed at night.

Other: Plasebo acupressure

Interventions

Acupressure OTHER

The experimental group will start with HT7 points and continue with SP6 points. The application will be carried out by determining the priority order of the points with the draw. Attention will be paid to the intensity and duration of the pressure deemed appropriate. Since the individuals' responses will differ, the stiffness and pressure will be adjusted according to the individual's sensitivity not to cause tissue damage. Before starting the application, around the area to be pressed for 20-30 seconds will be gently rubbed with palm. With the gentle rubbing of the surrounding tissue, the tension and tissue sensitivity in warming, relaxing and preparatory will be reduced, and the tissue will be relieved. After, the point determined will be pressed manually for 2 minutes.

Also known as: Acupress

Acupressure Group

Plasebo acupressure OTHER

In the control group, the application will start with the points 1.5 cm around the HT7 and SP6 points. The application process will continue in the same way with acupressure group and the pressure intensity will be less.

Also known as: Acupress

Placebo Acupressure Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• The experimental group criteria to be included in the study;
• Caring for COVID-19 patients during the research,
• Working in surgery services before the pandemic,
• Agree to participate in the survey (those who signed the Informed Consent Form),
• Do not have physical problems that prevent acupressure application to HT7 (wrist) and SP6 (over four fingers of the ankle) points,
• No experience of acupressure,
• Not diagnosed with sleep disorder and not receiving medical treatment,
• No coffee, cigarette, and alcohol addiction,
• No mental illness,
• Working in the night shift,
• Don't work more than three-night shifts a week.
• The control group criteria to be included in the study;
• Caring for COVID-19 patients during the research,
• Working in surgery services before the pandemic,
• Agree to participate in the survey (those who signed the Informed Consent Form),

You may not qualify if:

• The experimental group criteria not to be included in the study;
• Do not care for COVID-19 patients during the research,
• Do not work in surgery services before the pandemic,
• Do not agree to participate in the study,
• Having physical problems that prevent acupressure application to HT7 (wrist) and SP6 (over four fingers of the ankle) points,
• Diagnosed with sleep disorder and receiving medical treatment,
• Using drugs that cause sleep problems (antidepressants, analgesics, beta-adrenoreceptor antagonists, dopamine agonists, etc.),
• Addicted to coffee, cigarette, and alcohol,
• With mental illness,
• Working more than three-night shifts a week,
• Working on a fixed day shift.
• The control group criteria not to be included in the study;
• Do not care for COVID-19 patients during the research,
• Do not work in surgery services before the pandemic,
• Do not agree to participate in the study,

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mersin University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Mersin University

Mersin, Yenişehir, 33343, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders; Disorders of Excessive Somnolence

Interventions

Acupressure

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapy, Soft Tissue; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation

Study Officials

• Gulay Altun Ugras, Doctorate

  Mersin University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: 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.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant

Model Details: Prospective, parallel, two-arm, randomized controlled clinical trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 11, 2021
• First Posted: March 16, 2021
• Study Start: March 28, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 15, 2021
• Study Completion: May 15, 2021
• Last Updated: November 8, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)