The Effect of Acupressure and Reiki on Pain and Fatigue Levels

Fatigue Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Acupressure and Reiki on Pain and Fatigue Levels in Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05473845
• Other study ID #: HUTLI
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 11, 2022
• Est. completion date: July 21, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: July 2022
• Source: Mardin Artuklu University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 156
• Est. completion date: July 21, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: July 21, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. having a diagnosis of third or fourth-stage cancer,

2. being aged 18 years or older,

3. having had pain for at least one month in connection with cancer treatment or the symptoms of the disease,

4. using NSAII or non-opioid analgesics,

5. having a status of 3 or more on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS),

6. having a score of 0-3 on the ECOG-PS scale

Exclusion Criteria:

1. having a diagnosis of first or second-stage cancer,

2. being aged less than 18 years,

3. having bone or brain metastasis,

4. using opioid analgesics,

5. having a status of less than 3 on the NPRS,

6. having a status of between 4 and 5 on the ECOG-PS scale

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acupressure
• Cancer Pain
• Fatigue

Intervention

Procedure:
• Acupressure intervention
Acupressure
• Reiki intervention
Reiki

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Hediye Utli	Mardin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mardin Artuklu University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	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
Primary	Brief Fatigue Inventory	It is scored between 0 and 10.	on the second day of the starting week