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Effect of acupressure on chest pain

The effect of acupressure on severity of chest pain in patients with unstable angina

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201402205134N8
Enrollment
80
Registered
2014-04-06
Start date
2014-03-26
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

unstable angina. I20.0 Unstable angina Angina: crescendo de novo effort worsening effort Intermediate coronary syndrome Preinfarction syndrome

Interventions

Intervention 1: Group 4: at the same time applying pressure on false pc4 and pc6 points. Intervention 2: Group 1: at the same time applying pressure on true pc4 and false pc6 acupressure points. Inter
Group 4: at the same time applying pressure on false pc4 and pc6 points
Group 1: at the same time applying pressure on true pc4 and false pc6 acupressure points
Group 2: at the same time applying pressure on true pc6 and false pc4 acupressure points
Group 3: at the same time applying pressure on true pc4 and pc6 acupressure points

Sponsors

Vice President for research and technology of Seman University of medical sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
30 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: the first time of unstable angina; communication ability Exclusion criteria: previous history of acupuncture and acupressure; addiction; having cutaneous lesion on acupressure points; diabetes disease

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Chest pain severity. Timepoint: Before of intervention, 5 minute after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale of pain.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli Fakhr-Movahedi

Semnan University of medical sciences

alimovi@yahoo.com+98 23 1335 4192

Outcome results

None listed

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