The effect of acupressure on pain intensity and sleep quality in patients with knee osteoarthritis

The effect of acupressure on the severity of pain and sleep quality in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20211221053475N1

Enrollment

126

Registered

2022-01-10

Start date

2022-02-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-02-07

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Conditions

Osteoarthritis of knee. Osteoarthritis of knee

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: To perform the intervention, the researcher is trained under the supervision of a traditional medicine specialist.After obtaining a certificate and approval from a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Grade 2 and 3 osteoarthritis of the knee according to the scale (Kellegren-Lawrence) K-L. Not take being NSAIDs more than three times a week (maximum 1500 mg naproxen per week). Patient willingness and satisfaction to participate in research. Not being addicted to drugs. Lack of physical disability and lack of psycho-cognitive dysfunction. Lack of inflammation, infection or sensory disturbance or neuropathy at the site of acupressure. Not doing acupressure in the last six months, Not being history of joint surgery and steroid injections last month. BMI less than 35. Not being pregnant. Not being take anticoagulants and Lack of history of coagulation disorders Take more than 5score Petersburg quality sleep questionnaire Not being Mental Illness.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Grade 1 osteoarthritis of the knee according to the scale (Kellegren-Lawrence) K-L. BMI more than 35

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain intensity in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 4 weeks after starting the study, 8 weeks after starting the study. Method of measurement: Womak Questionnaire.;Sleep quality in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 4 weeks after starting the study, 8 weeks after starting the study. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (PSQI).	—

Measure

Time frame

Pain intensity in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 4 weeks after starting the study, 8 weeks after starting the study. Method of measurement: Womak Questionnaire.;Sleep quality in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 4 weeks after starting the study, 8 weeks after starting the study. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (PSQI).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Fatigue. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, 4 weeks after starting the study, 8 weeks after starting the study. Method of measurement: FSS Fatigue Intensity Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactElahe Shourabi

Birjand University of Medical Sciences

1376eli@gmail.com+98 51 4262 7901

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026