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efficacy of acupressure on chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting and fatigue

effect of acupressure on chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting and fatigue among school aged children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201104216247N1
Enrollment
120
Registered
2012-04-19
Start date
2010-08-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

leukemia. Lymphoid leukaemia

Interventions

Intervention 1: For the intervention group, the intervention regarding the variable of fatigue, was acupressure with duration of 3 minutes for once on the point of ST36 and for the variable of nausea
Treatment - Other
For the intervention group, the intervention regarding the variable of fatigue, was acupressure with duration of 3 minutes for once on the point of ST36 and for the variable of nausea and vomiting was
For the control group, the intervention regarding the variable of fatigue, was touch with duration of 3 minutes for once on the point of LI12 and for the variable of nausea and vomiting was S13 respec

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:no prior experience of acupressure, anticipated survival more than 3 months, no chronic disease. Exclusion criteria: Patients will excluded if they had low platelet count (<50,000); suffered from a bleeding disorder (e.g. hemophilia).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Nausea/vomiting. Timepoint: 12 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Adapted Rhodes Index of Nausea and Vomiting for Pediatrics by Child (ARINVC).;Fatigue. Timepoint: 24 hours after the intervention (acupressure). Method of measurement: Fatigue Scale Child(FSC).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFarideh Bastani

Tehran university of medical sciences

faridehbastani@yahoo.com,fbastani@iums.ac.ir faridehbastani@yahoo.com,fbastani@iums.ac.ir+98 21 8857 2278

Outcome results

None listed

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