THE EFFECT OF ACUPRESSURE AT P6 POINT ON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20160605028255N2

Enrollment

Registered

2020-06-06

Start date

2017-12-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-06-15

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Conditions

ESRD Patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment. End stage renal disease

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: perform acupressure three times in p6 point for four weeks. Intervention 2: Control group:receive routine care.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: having 18 years old Having at least 6 months history of hemodialysis having records in hemodialysis center dialysis three times in week achieving score anxiety between 20 to 29 and depression 14 to 19

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ampotion in acupressure site Chronic physical and mental illness inability to commnucation usage sedation drugs patient death and death close relative

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depression and anxiety. Timepoint: Before and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory and Spielberger Anxiety Inventory.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMansour Zamani Afshar

Zabol University of Medical Sciences

Abcdeh2130@gmail.com+98 54 3223 2023

Outcome results

None listed

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