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The effect of acupressure on pain and sleep quality in cancer patients after surgery

The effect of acupressure on pain and sleep quality of cancer patients undergoing surgery admitted to the intensive care unit

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20220111053686N1
Enrollment
80
Registered
2022-05-29
Start date
2022-05-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-06-27

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Conditions

other acute post procedural pain. Other acute post procedural pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 40 patients with cancer admitted to the intensive care unit who suffer severe pain after surgery (pain score of 7 or more based on the Pain Visual Analog Scale), on

Sponsors

Shahid Rajaei Cardiovascular Research and Training Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Be at least 18 years old Diagnosis of any type of cancer Having chronic pain in connection with cancer surgery and its expression by the patient Having full consciousness Listening and speaking ability Minimum ability to read and write

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: cognitive and behavioral disorders mental disorder to the extent of daily use of psychiatric drugs history of limb amputation, surgery or wound in pressure points

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of people with a pain score of 7 or more. Timepoint: Twice a day on the second and third days after surgery. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Sleep quality. Timepoint: Before the intervention and in the morning after the last intervention. Method of measurement: The Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahya Jafari

Iran University of Medical Sciences

m-jafari@alumnus.tums.ac.ir+98 21 7726 3242

Outcome results

None listed

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