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?Effect of Acupressure on Headache

Effect of Hegu Point Acupressure on Severity of Headache in Head Trauma Patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015020520963N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2015-07-27
Start date
2015-04-21
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

Headache after head trauma. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the Interventional group acupressure was done in LI.4 for 2 minutes and rest for 2 minutes and this procedure was repeated for 15 minutes. Intervention 2: In control group usual me
Treatment - Other
In the Interventional group acupressure was done in LI.4 for 2 minutes and rest for 2 minutes and this procedure was repeated for 15 minutes.
In control group usual medical care was done

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for research, Qazvin university of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Head trauma at the time of admission which causes headache; Age over 18 years; The absence of any history of headache in patients; There is no pain in other organs; The patients state of consciousness on glasgow coma scale is 15. Exclusion criteria: A history of drug addiction; Get Sedation; Pain in other Parts of The body other than the head; Restlessness of the patient that affect their cooperation; the severity of the pain so that the patient can not tolerate; Diseases that cause peripheral neuropathy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The severity of headache after head trauma. Timepoint: Before and immediately after Intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analoge scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHosein Toozandejani

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

htozandehjani@qums.ac.ir+98 26 3254 3856

Outcome results

None listed

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