The effect of acupressure on anxiety in patients undergoing catheterization

Assessment the effect of pressure on Yintang and shenmen points on anxiety and hemodynamic variable and dysrythmia of Patients Undergoing heart catheterization

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201204304655N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-02-11

Start date

2013-07-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Anxiety. ICD-10 : Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group (Group acupressure massage): In this group, Effective points in anxiety, Shenmen point was in the non-dominant ear(eyebrows Yintang point in the middle of the nasal

Treatment - Other

Prevention

Intervention group (Group acupressure massage): In this group, Effective points in anxiety, Shenmen point was in the non-dominant ear(eyebrows Yintang point in the middle of the nasal root). At this

Control group (group non-acupressure massage): In other parts of acupressure was performed. With the non-acupressure are 3-1 CUN (Chinese unit of length) away from the acupressure (Shenmen, Yintang),

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

25 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age less than 65 years; Being healthy place acupressure; having full consciousness and an acceptable ability of listening and speaking to persian; Lack of mental or physical disability; no history of heart surgery, catheterization and stroke; referred to catheterization for the first time.Exclusion criteria: Using of Narcotic drugs the day before the intervention; Taking Sedative drugs or anxiety drugs, such as propranolol tablet in more than a week ago; a history of epilepsy and known disorders of the thyroid gland; non-cooperation to continue research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 minute after the intervention, 30 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spillberger questionnaire.;Pulse. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 minute after the intervention, 30 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: In millimeters of mercury.;Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 minute after the intervention, 30 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: In millimeters of mercury, by Using a mercury sphygmomanometer.	—

Measure

Time frame

Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 minute after the intervention, 30 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spillberger questionnaire.;Pulse. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 minute after the intervention, 30 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: In millimeters of mercury.;Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 1 minute after the intervention, 30 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: In millimeters of mercury, by Using a mercury sphygmomanometer.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety level. Timepoint: Before, 1 minute after the intervention, 30 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: By using the check List through cardiac monitoring.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactTaghadosi Mohsen

Kashan University of Medical Sciences

Taghadosi.m@kaums.ac.ir+98 31 5554 0021

Outcome results

None listed

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