Patients receiving palliative care
Conditions
Interventions
acupressure
Sponsors
Tohoku University School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with cancer. Patients over twenty years of age. Patients who have been hospitalized in the palliative care unit during the research period. Patients who can communicate. Patients who have nausea before the start of intervention. Patients who agrees to participate in the research.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. Patients who are undergoing radiotherapy for therapeutic purpose. Patients who have experience in acupressure of Neiguan and Zusanli. Consider the patient's prognosis and not match a research object. Patients who have history of Bradycardia,sick sinus syndrome,atrioventricular block and bradycardia atrial fibrillation. Patients who have severe mental symptoms and the research cooperation is difficult. If the researcher consider it inappropriate to participate in the survey.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in the average of nausea NRS (before and 30 minutes after intervention) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adverse event Decrease in the nausea NRS value (before-15 minutes after intervention, 15 minutes-30 minutes after intervention) The degree of nausea NRS by the time zone (morning, afternoon) in which acupressure carried out | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroyuki Tsugita
Tohoku University School of Medicine Department of Palliative Nursing, Health Science
Outcome results
None listed