The Effect of Acupressure Application on Menopausal Symptoms

Menopausal Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Acupressure Application on Menopausal Symptoms

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04520542
• Other study ID #: Lokman Hekim Universty
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 5, 2019
• Est. completion date: February 25, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: August 2020
• Source: Adiyaman University Research Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study was conducted randomly controlled to determine the effect of acupressure application on menopausal complaints among women who applied to Cancer Early Diagnosis and Screening Center.

Description:

Research, between September 2019 and February 2020 of cancer in the body healthy life center in the east of the provincial center of Turkey was held by early diagnosis and screening center that refer to women.

The Universe and Sample of the Research The universe of the study consisted of women who applied to cancer early diagnosis and screening center for examination for any reason.

The calculation of the sample size of the study was determined according to the studies in which non-pharmacological methods were used to cope with menopausal symptoms. The calculation was determined according to the effect size of 0.5 in a moderate level, considering the effect size ranging between (0.25-0.83) reported by the studies on the subject.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: February 25, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: September 13, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 45 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• in the 45-65 age range.

Exclusion Criteria:

• receiving pharmacological treatment related to menopause,

• having a communication problem,

• have a hearing problem

• It is the presence of tissue deformity in its extremities.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Menopausal Syndrome

Intervention

Other:
• Acupressure Application
Acupressure was administered in a semi-sitting or supine position where the woman felt comfortable and the researcher could perform the practice comfortably to the acupressure points. The application was performed on the determined acupressure points by considering the direction of the meridian in a certain order. It was performed with the administration order of Spleen 6th point (SP 6) and Large Intestine 4th point (Li 4). In total, the administration was performed with 4 acupressure points including 2 points in the upper/lower extremity along with the parallel points in each intervention.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Didem Simsek Kucukkelepce	Adiyaman

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Adiyaman University Research Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Effect of Acupressure Application on Menopausal Symptoms	Menopause Rating Scale	8 week