Effect of acupressure on pain of intramuscular injection

?A clinical trial to compare the effect of acupressure on UB32 and LI4 acupoints on pain of intramuscular injection in women

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT138901223618N2

Enrollment

Registered

2015-12-30

Start date

2015-10-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Pain of intramuscular injection. Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Acupressure on LI4. Intervention 2: Intervention group 2: Acupressure on UB32. Intervention 3: Control group: No acupressure will be done.

Treatment - Other

Intervention group 1: Acupressure on LI4

Intervention group 2: Acupressure on UB32

Control group: No acupressure will be done

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1) Age between 18-60 years old; 2) Having a muscular injection of Penicillin; 3) Lack of any lesion (i.e. wound, edema, fracture) in the places of injection and acupressure; 4) Having no trauma or accident; 5) Having no known mental disorder and acute cardiac problem; 6) Being fully conscious; 7) Signing an informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria: 1) a patient decision to withdraw from the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain intensity. Timepoint: Immediatly after injection. Method of measurement: A Visual analog scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Mohsen Adib-Hajbaghery

Kashan University of Medical Sciences

adib1344@yahoo.com+98 31 5554 0021

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026