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Effects of acupressure therapy on patients weaning from mechanical ventilation

Effects of acupressure therapy on anxiety, agitation and physiologic parameters in patients weaning from mechanical ventilation

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20110912007529N16
Enrollment
80
Registered
2017-12-27
Start date
2017-11-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Patients with impaired respiratory function in ICU. Other diseases of the respiratory system

Interventions

Intervention 1: The experiment group: Acupressure will be performed in this group. The intervention is performed 20 minutes before weaning of mechanically ventilation by a trained person. This techniq
Treatment - Other
The experiment group: Acupressure will be performed in this group. The intervention is performed 20 minutes before weaning of mechanically ventilation by a trained person. This technique will be imple
In control group, touch will be performed at 5 points except the main points in intervention group, 20 minutes before weaning of mechanical ventilation. Anxiety, agitation, and physiologic parameters

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research, Shahed University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Four score = 9 Richmond score from +2 to -2 PaO2 = 60 mmHg ? ABG: FiO2 = 40%? PaO2 = 60 mmHg, 25= RR) age over 18 being intubated during past 48 hours being on ventilation with SIMV and PSV mode Hemoglobin = 8 mg/dl Absence of malformation or grazes in pressure points Absence of psychiatric illness Absence of neuromuscular illness Absence of active heart disease Absence of neurologic disorder that affects respiratory not taking any psychiatric agent not taking any neuromuscular blocker agent not taking sedative during past 4 hours absence of coagulation disturbance (PTT=60)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria :Patient with no cooperation to end of study ; Weaning of mechanical ventilation ; Death of patient during the study ; Daley of weaning process.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: before intervention, immediately after intervention, under T-Piece, 20 min after T-Piece. Method of measurement: by Faces anxiety scale.;Agitation. Timepoint: before intervention, immediately after intervention, under T-Piece, 20 min after T-Piece. Method of measurement: Richmond Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Heart rate. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, under T-Piece, 20 min after T-Piece. Method of measurement: Monitoring system.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, under T-Piece, 20 min after T-Piece. Method of measurement: Ventilator system.;Oxygen saturation of arterial blood ( SPo2 ). Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, under T-Piece, 20 min after T-Piece. Method of measurement: Pulsoximeter.;Heart rate. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, under T-Piece, 20 min after T-Piece. Method of measurement: Monitoring system.;Systolic Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, under T-Piece, 20 min after T-Piece. Method of measurement: Monitoring system.;Diastolic blood pressure. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, under T-Piece, 20 min after T-Piece. Method of measurement: Monitoring system.;Mean blood pressure. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, under T-Piece, 20 min after T-Piece. Method of measurement: Monitoring system.;Tidal Volume. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, under T-Piece, 20 min after T-Piece. Method of measurement: Monitoring system.;Minute Ventilation. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, under T-Piece, 20 min after T-Piece. Method of measurement: Monitoring system.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Nahid Rejeh

Shahed University

nrejeh@yahoo.com+98 21 5121 3071

Outcome results

None listed

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