None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Acupressure is a technique which is derived from Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is a non-invasive and easy technique to perform which consists of a pressure of a finger or thumb on specific points on the body. It is a common technique used to manage symptoms such as pain, anxiety, nausea and sickness. The purpose of this research project is to determine the effectiveness of acupressure as pain relief for sports injuries. The aim of the proposed study is to compare the effects of acupressure with placebo (sham) and no treatment on the pain and anxiety of patients with a sports injury. Participants will fill in a questionnaire that collects basic (age, gender), and data about pain and anxiety. Participants will then be randomized to one of three treatment groups (true acupressure, sham or non-treatment group). After treatment patients will be asked to re-evaluate their pain and anxiety scales.
Interventions
Group 1. “True acupressure” – will receive 3 min of acupressure treatment on predefined acu-point (LI 4-Hegu) for general anaesthesia. This point have been traditionally used to treat pain and anxiety. Group 2. “sham acupressure” – will receive 3 min of pressure on sham point (on the palm, proximal to the second MCP joint at the head of the second metacarpal bone). Group 3. “no-treatment group” – no pressure on any points. The intervention group (1) will recieve the intervention only on one occa
Group 1. “True acupressure” – will receive 3 min of acupressure treatment on predefined acu-point (LI 4-Hegu) for general anaesthesia. This point have been traditionally used to treat pain and anxiety. Group 2. “sham acupressure” – will receive 3 min of pressure on sham point (on the palm, proximal to the second MCP joint at the head of the second metacarpal bone). Group 3. “no-treatment group” – no pressure on any points. The intervention group (1) will recieve the intervention only on one occasion and within 72 hours of the initial injury occurence.
Sponsors
Dr Anthony Schneiders
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
People presenting to Otago Sports Injury Clinic with minor and moderate acute sports injuries requiring analgesia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Insufficient knowledge of the English language, inability to give informed consent, overt neurological or psychiatric disorders or self-reported, pregnancy, recent pharmacological pain relief for the presenting injury, major (severe) injuries, wounds over acupressure application point, any type of drug abuse
Outcome results
None listed