the efficacy of two factors of acupressure and desirable Azkar on the patients’ anxiety

Comparison of the efficacy of two factors of acupressure and desirable Azkar on the patients’ anxiety before surgery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20201026049149N1

Enrollment

141

Registered

2020-11-28

Start date

2020-09-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-01-05

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Conditions

Anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Acupressure in the third eye (Yintang) between the two eyes for 10 minutes. Intervention 2: Intervention group: desirable Azkar. Intervention 3: Control group: Appl

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: No special problems at the site of acupressure Do not take sedatives, such as Inderal analgesics for more than a month No pain, history of epilepsy or mental health problems No history of thyroid disease and taking drugs that affect it No drug addiction No visual disturbances

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Reluctance to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: before, immediately after and 30 min after intervention. Method of measurement: scale for anxiety.;Vital sign. Timepoint: before, immediately after and 30 min after intervention. Method of measurement: A mercury manometer to measure the blood pressure, clock for Heart and respiratory rate.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAzade Araste

Birjand University of Medical Sciences

azadearaste@yahoo.com+98 56 3272 0117

Outcome results

None listed

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