The Effect of Acupressure and Reiki on Pain and Fatigue Levels
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interventional
156
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This research was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of levels of pain and fatigue of acupressure and Reiki application on cancer patients receiving palliative care. The research was a single-blind, repeated measures, randomized controlled study. Research data were collected between February and July 2022. The research sample consisted of acupressure and Reiki application groups and a control group with 52 patients in each group, a total of 156 patients. Data was collected by means of a Patient Description Form, an Analgesic Follow-up Form, the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status Scale, the Numeric Pain Rating Scale, and the Brief Fatigue Inventory.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Feb 2022
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 11, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 21, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 21, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 21, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 26, 2022
CompletedJuly 26, 2022
July 1, 2022
5 months
July 21, 2022
July 22, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Numeric Pain Rating Scale
A score of 0 indicates no pain, 1-3 slight pain, 4-6 moderate pain, and 7-10 severe pain .
on the second day of the starting week
Brief Fatigue Inventory
It is scored between 0 and 10.
on the second day of the starting week
Study Arms (3)
Acupressure
EXPERIMENTALAcupressure intervention
Reiki
EXPERIMENTALReiki intervention
Control
NO INTERVENTIONNo intervention.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- having a diagnosis of third or fourth-stage cancer,
- being aged 18 years or older,
- having had pain for at least one month in connection with cancer treatment or the symptoms of the disease,
- using NSAII or non-opioid analgesics,
- having a status of 3 or more on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS),
- having a score of 0-3 on the ECOG-PS scale
You may not qualify if:
- having a diagnosis of first or second-stage cancer,
- being aged less than 18 years,
- having bone or brain metastasis,
- using opioid analgesics,
- having a status of less than 3 on the NPRS,
- having a status of between 4 and 5 on the ECOG-PS scale
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Hediye Utli
Mardin, 47200, Turkey (Türkiye)
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- PhD, MSc, RN, Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 21, 2022
First Posted
July 26, 2022
Study Start
February 11, 2022
Primary Completion
July 21, 2022
Study Completion
July 21, 2022
Last Updated
July 26, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-07
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share