Acupressure in Hospitalized Patients

Acupressure Clinical Trial

Official title:

Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupressure to Improve Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Recovery in Hospitalized Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02762435
• Other study ID #: 867005-3
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 14, 2016
• Last updated: April 24, 2017
• Start date: March 2016
• Est. completion date: January 2017

Study information

• Verified date: April 2017
• Source: Stony Brook University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

After written informed consent eligible hospitalized patients will be randomized to one of 3 arms (1:1:1:): control, sham, accupressure (3 points on the hand and wrist three times per day). Quality of recovery and other measures of patient satisfaction will be recorded.

Description:

After written informed consent eligible hospitalized patients will be randomized to one of 3 arms (1:1:1:): control (no touch), sham (light touch), acupressure (2 minutes moderate pressure each at PC6, LI4, and HT7 three times per day). Quality of recovery using the validated Quality of Recovery (QOR) 15 score and other measures of patient satisfaction (nausea score, pain score) will be recorded at baseline and after their 6 study sessions.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: January 2017
• Est. primary completion date: December 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. adults

2. patients at Stony Brook hospital

3. expected to be hospitalized for at least 3 days

4. able to sign informed consent and participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Under 18 years of age

2. Do not have access to the 3 points on the hand and wrist due to skin breakdown, ulcers, cellulitis, broken bone, indwelling catheter within 5 cm radius of the pressure points.

3. Significant dementia or altered mental status that would prevent assessment of the QOR survey

4. Allergic reaction to ink

5. Stroke or other neurologic condition which precludes sensation in both upper extremities.

6. Ongoing use of regional anesthetic technique

7. Pregnancy

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acupressure

Intervention

Other:
• sham
light touch at established points on hand and wrist
• control
no contact with the subject
• acupressure
moderate pressure at established points on hand and wrist

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Stony Brook Medicine	Stony Brook	New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Stony Brook University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Quality of Recovery score	The validated QOR15 score will be assessed at baseline (Day 0) and after the 6 sessions have been completed (Day 2) and the change in QOR15 (Day 2 minus Day 0) will be calculated.	Time Frame: Day 0, Day 2