Appendicitis. Acute appendicitis, other and unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: The intervention group will receive acupressure for 15 minutes in the thalamus point in the ear. Intervention 2: Placebo group will be received acupressure for 15 minutes on adjacent p
Treatment - Other
The intervention group will receive acupressure for 15 minutes in the thalamus point in the ear.
Placebo group will be received acupressure for 15 minutes on adjacent points that are called sham points
In the control group no intervention on patients will be made
Sponsors
chancellor for research, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1- Confirmed appendicitis diagnosed by a surgeon 2- The patient is not candidate for emergency appendectomy 3- Patient's consent to participate in this study 4- Without any complications and other medical problems that cause pain, anxiety and nausea 5- Lack of lesion or rash at the site of ear acupressure exercise 6- Consciousness and the ability to report symptoms 7- Not taking pain relief Exclusion criteria: 1- Unwillingness to continue cooperation 2- The clinical condition of the patient that any intervention would be impossible 3- taking pain relief during the intervention period
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety. Timepoint: Immediately before, after and half an hour after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual anxiety scale.;Pain. Timepoint: Immediately before, after and half an hour after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Severity of nausea. Timepoint: Immediately before, after and half an hour after the intervention. Method of measurement: Measure of visual simulation for nausea. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactArezoo Davarinia Motlagh Ghochan
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed