The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of acupressure (acupuncture without needle) on anxiety and vital signs of patients before the abdominal surgery. This was a single blind quasi-experimental controlled trial in 70 patients who were candidates for abdominal surgeries and didn't have any sight disorder, history of mental disorder, use of acupressure record, addiction. The patients were randomly allocated to acupressure group (n=35) receiving acupressure at the correct points or placebo group (n=35) receiving acupressure at sham points. Anxiety and vital signs (pulse rate, respiratory rate, and diastole and systole blood pressure) were measured before and immediately after intervention and 30 minutes after the intervention.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT138811203311N1
Registration date:2010-05-26, 1389/03/05
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2010-05-26, 1389/03/05
Registrant information
Name
Sina Valiee
Name of organization / entity
Kurdistan university of Medical Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 87 1226 7525
Email address
valiee@muk.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Expected recruitment start date
2006-08-23, 1385/06/01
Expected recruitment end date
2007-03-21, 1386/01/01
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
The effects of acupressure on anxiety and vital signs of the patients before the abdominal surgeries
Public title
The effects of acupressure on anxiety and vital signs of the patients before the abdominal surgeries
Purpose
Prevention
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: not having any special problems in the spot of receiving acupressure, not having any sight disorder that can prevent choosing the proper spot in the standard of anxiety examination, not receiving tranquilizers, painkillers, or drugs effective on anxiety such as Inderal for more than one month.
Exclusion criteria: having pain, epilepsy, or mental disorder, history of using acupressure, presence of thyroid diseases, addiction to drugs, pregnancy, previous surgery due to malignancy
Age
From 20 years old to 65 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
70
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Single blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
School of Nursing and Midwifery of Thehran University of Medical Science
Street address
School of Nursing & Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tohid Sq., Tehran, Iran
City
Tehran
Postal code
Approval date
empty
Ethics committee reference number
250/1466
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Generalized anxiety disorder
ICD-10 code
F41.1
ICD-10 code description
Generalized anxiety disorder
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Preoperative anxiety
Timepoint
before,immidiatedly after(10 min) and 30 min after intervention
Method of measurement
Visual analog scale(0-10) for anxiety
2
Description
vital sign
Timepoint
before,immidiatedly after(10 min) and 30 min after the intervention
Method of measurement
A mercury manometer to measure the blood pressure, clock for Heart and respiratory rate
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
Third eye point was pressured for 10 minutes using the thumb in a rotating manner with an average of 20-25 cycles per minute in acupressure group.
Category
Prevention
2
Description
In the placebo group the left eyebrow was pressured using the thumbs in a rotating manner for ten minutes with an average of 20-25 cycles per minute.
Category
Prevention
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Surgery Wards of Hospital of Tehran University of Medical Science
Full name of responsible person
Street address
City
Tehran
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Full name of responsible person
Sina Valiee
Street address
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tohid Sq., Tehran, Iran
City
Tehran
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Kurdistan University of Medical Science
Full name of responsible person
Sina Valiee
Position
MSc in Nursing Education, Ph.D student, Faculty member of Nursing and Midwifery College, Kurdistan U
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
room30, Nursing and Midwifery College, Kurdistan University of Medical Science, Pasdaran St, Sanandaj, Iran.
City
Sanandaj
Postal code
Phone
+98 87 1226 7525
Fax
+98 87 1666 0092
Email
valiee@muk.ac.irvaliai@razi.tums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Kurdistan University of Medical Science
Full name of responsible person
Sina Valiee
Position
MSc in nursing education, Ph.D student
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
room30, Nursing and Midwifery College, Kurdistan University of Medical Science, Pasdaran St, Sanandaj, Iran.
City
Sanandaj
Postal code
Phone
+98 87 1226 7525
Fax
+98 87 1666 0092
Email
valiee@muk.ac.irvaliai@razi.tums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Kurdistan University of Medical Science
Full name of responsible person
Sina Valiee
Position
Faculty member
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
room 30, Nursing and Midwifery School, Medical University of Kurdistan, Pasdaran St, Sanandaj, Iran.
City
Sanandaj
Postal code
Phone
+98 87 1226 7525
Fax
+98 87 1666 0092
Email
valiai@razi.tums.ac.ir, valiee@muk.ac.ir
Web page address
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)