The effect acupressure on pain and physiological parameters of patients laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery

The effect of acupressure in several points on pain and physiological parameters of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20150715023216N14

Enrollment

Registered

2023-01-22

Start date

2023-02-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-02-07

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Conditions

Cholecystectomy. Retained cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group, pressure points K1, H7, P6, LI4, LI11, SJ5 are subjected to acupressure 30 minutes before the start of surgery, with an interval of 20 minutes. Then, at the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery Informed consent to participate in the study Healthy upper limbs and metatarsus

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Suffering from vascular, inflammatory, diabetes and neuropsychological diseases Other recent surgeries or traumas Suffering from sensory-motor disorders Drug and alcohol addiction Performing acupressure or other complementary medicine techniques within the past two weeks

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain score in visual analogue scale. Timepoint: Before surgery, when the patient is awake in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, 72 hours after the surgery. Method of measurement: Questionnaire visual analogue scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSaeid Amini Rarani

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

aminior@nm.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3522 6158

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026