Evaluation of efficacy of acupressure on preoperative anxiety in school aged children

Acupressure on preoperative anxiety in school aged children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT138904071788N3

Enrollment

Registered

2010-11-16

Start date

2010-04-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Anexity. Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: using an acupressure-bead which will be attached to a self-adhesive tape that secure the bead in place and create continuous standardized pressure of 1.3 psi as mea

Treatment - Devices

Placebo

Intervention group: using an acupressure-bead which will be attached to a self-adhesive tape that secure the bead in place and create continuous standardized pressure of 1.3 psi as measured by a tonom

control group: the same adhesive apply on external orbital

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

8 Years to 11 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Children between the ages of 8 and 11 who receive general anesthesia for elective surgery. Exclusion criteria: children who have any reported developmental delays. History of using accupuncture or acupressure.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Decrease in anxiety. Timepoint: before surgery. Method of measurement: Sepilberger questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNegar Arbabi

Iran university of Medical sciences

borimnej@iums.ac.ir+98 21 8247 1710

Outcome results

None listed

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