Effect of acupressure (UB32) on pain intensity in intramuscular injections in women referring to emergency department

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201207236790N2

Enrollment

150

Registered

2012-08-04

Start date

2009-04-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

pain. Pain in limb

Interventions

Intervention 1: In acupressure group, UB32 point pressure by hand palm as circle then by thumb 3 times, after that the drug was injected. Intervention 2: In control group the drug was injected routine

Prevention

In acupressure group, UB32 point pressure by hand palm as circle then by thumb 3 times, after that the drug was injected.

In control group the drug was injected routinely.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

15 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1- age between 15-55 years old; 2- female gender; 3-no history of IM injection during 2 weeks ago. Exclusion criteria: 1- patients who have other drugs simultaneously. 2- Patients who have frequent injections.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain sevirity. Timepoint: immediatly post injection. Method of measurement: visual analoue scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZainab Suhrabi

Ilam University of Medical Sciences

suhrabi-z@medilam.ac.ir+98 84 1222 7134

Outcome results

None listed

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