Condition 1: Anxiety. Condition 2: Pain. Condition 3: Nausea and vomiting. Anxiety disorder due to known physiological condition Other acute postprocedural pain Nausea and vomiting
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Before surgery, they receive acupressure in two points, Yintang and HE-7, at the same time for five minutes. After surgery, st-36 and li-4 acupressure for ten minu
Treatment - Other
Placebo
Intervention group: Before surgery, they receive acupressure in two points, Yintang and HE-7, at the same time for five minutes. After surgery, st-36 and li-4 acupressure for ten minutes.
Control group: Before surgery, the control group receive acupressure for five minutes at Ineffective point. After surgery, the control group will not receive acupressure at any point.
Sponsors
Fasa University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Having Iranian nationality Having no specific problem at the site of acupressure (no wounds, burns, cysts, abscess) No use of sedatives, analgesics or anxiety drugs before surgery. Being alert before surgery. No an emergency condition before surgery. No history of mental illness. No history of using acupressure before surgery No history of drug or alcohol addiction. Not having physical problems (vision, hearing, mental) No previous history of nausea and vomiting after surgery No receive analgesic and anti-nausea medicine after surgery. Having an age range of 18 to 45 years Use of general anesthesia during surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The patient's unwillingness to continue cooperation in research Cancellation of the patient's cesarean section during the study or occurrence of any problem during the study (chest pain and shortness of breath) Using anti-nausea and vomiting drugs after surgery Spinal anesthesia History of liver disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduce anxiety. Timepoint: One hour before transfer to the operating room, and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger's Standard Spell Checker Questionnaire (measurement of anxiety will be low to high).;Reduce pain. Timepoint: The first turn of the acupressure is one hour after the surgery and the second intervention is also three hours after the first intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Reduce nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: The first turn of the acupressure is one hour after the surgery and the second intervention is also three hours after the first intervention.The intervention period will be ten minutes at two st-36, li-4 points. Method of measurement: A questionnaire for assessing nausea and vomiting is a Rhodes index. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFaezeh Abadi
Fasa University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed