Comparison of the effect of acupressure on shortness of breath and fatigue in patients with asthma and ( Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD))

Comparison of the effect of acupressure from the 7th lung (Lie que7(LU7)) to the 10th lung (Lie que10 (LU10)) and the 13th bladder point (BL13) on shortness of breath and fatigue in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20171013036747N3

Enrollment

150

Registered

2022-09-03

Start date

2022-09-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-21

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Conditions

Condition 1: asthma. Condition 2: COPD. Asthma Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: LU7 to LU10 point massage, for three days and three times: morning, noon, night and each time 5 minutes. Intervention 2: Intervention group: BL13 point massage, f

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

No minimum to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: At least reading and writing skills Not having cognitive impairment, hearing loss or hearing loss Would like to participate in this research. Absence of anemia, heart disease, skeletal and muscular or neurological disorders Not suffering from diseases such as Alzheimer's, dementia, peripheral vascular diseases, neuropathy caused by diabetes Absence of inflammation and bite or fracture at the massage point

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Cancellation of the study at any stage Any incident that prevents further intervention. Patient death

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Tiredness. Timepoint: Before the intervention and three days after the intervention. Method of measurement: FSS Standard Fatigue Severity Questionnaire.;Shortness of breath. Timepoint: Before the intervention and three days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Shortness of breath scale (OCD).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRasool Solaimani Moghaddam

Birjand University of Medical Sciences

Rasool.solaimani@yahoo.com+98 56 3238 1200

Outcome results

None listed

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