Acupressure Application in Obesity Surgery 2345

NCT06468345 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DBalaban
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research was conducted to determine the effect of acupressure applied to patients after bariatric surgery on gastrointestinal distress, pain and anxiety. The data of the study was collected at Aktif Private Kocaeli Hospital General Surgery Clinic between January 2022 and February 2023. The study was conducted with 90 (30 control, 30 intervention and 30 placebo) patients who underwent bariatric surgery. As a result of the research, application to ST25 and CV12 acupressure areas after bariatric surgery increased gas and stool output. It reduced abdominal distension. This enabled patients to start oral intake early. Application to the SP6 area reduced abdominal pain. Acupressure applied to the LI4 area was not effective in reducing nausea and vomiting. Massage to the HT7 acupressure area alone was not sufficient to relieve anxiety.

Conditions

Acupressure; Bariatric Surgery; Spleen Meridian; Pregnancy Meridian; Stomach Meridian

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Evaluation of pain after obesity surgery in the intervention, placebo and control groups with the Visual Analog pain scale

  On the Visual Analog pain scale, a score of 0 means no pain and 10 means unbearable pain.

  Pain was assessed at 24 hours postoperatively.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Evaluating the distension of patients after obesity surgery with the Abdominal Distension Form

  Distention of the patients was measured at the 24th postoperative hour.

Other Outcomes (3)

• Measuring the gastrointestinal functions of patients after obesity surgery with the Gastrointestinal Functions Information Form

  Gastrointestinal functions of the patients were measured at 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours after surgery.

• Measuring nausea and vomiting in patients after obesity surgery with the Visual Comparison Scale.

  Measurements were taken at 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours after surgery.

• Measuring the anxiety of patients after bariatric surgery with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.

  The patients' anxiety was measured at the 24th hour after surgery.

Study Arms (3)

Acupressure Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Acupressure application to CV12, ST25, SP6, LI4 and HT7 areas

Behavioral: acupressure

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

No action was taken.

Placebo Group

SHAM COMPARATOR

Massage application to feet, hands and abdomen areas that are not acupressure areas

Behavioral: Area different from acupressure area

Interventions

acupressure BEHAVIORAL

Application was made to CV12, ST25, SP6, HT7 and LI4 acupressure areas.

Acupressure Group

Area different from acupressure area BEHAVIORAL

Massage application to non-acupressure hand, foot and abdominal areas

Placebo 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:

• Patients undergoing Bariatric Surgery
• Conscious patients between the ages of 18-65
• Patients who can communicate
• Patients without hearing-speech problems
• Patients without any psychiatric disorder
• Patients willing to cooperate
• Patients who have never had acupressure before
• Patients who do not have conditions such as hematoma, wound or fracture in the areas where acupressure will be applied

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who withdraw from the study at any stage of the study
• Patients admitted to the intensive care unit in the early postoperative period

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ataturk University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Atatürk Üniversitesi

Erzurum, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Acupressure

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Chief investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 22, 2024
• First Posted: June 21, 2024
• Study Start: January 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: February 20, 2023
• Study Completion: March 15, 2023
• Last Updated: June 21, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Locations

TU (1)