Acupressure for the Treatment of Raynaud's Phenomenon

Acupressure in Raynaud's Phenomenon- A Pilot Study.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01784354

Enrollment

Registered

2013-02-05

Start date

2013-01-31

Completion date

2013-06-30

Last updated

2013-06-12

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Conditions

Primary Raynaud's Phenomeon

Brief summary

The use of acupressure will be compared to targeted Raynaud's education and will evaluate the' frequency, duration and pain of Raynaud's attacks.

Detailed description

Using a Raynaud's condition score, severity of tingling, numbness and pain of attacks, the number of attacks and patient and physician visual analog scale we will assess the effect of acupressure.

Interventions

OTHERAcupressure

OTHERAcupressure dilatation

BEHAVIORALeducation

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* \> 18 years old * Have Raynauds phenomenon, with at least 4 attacks in the last week * on stable medications * Willing to attend study visits

Exclusion criteria

* smoker * have a history of stroke, heart attack or irregular heart rhythm * uncontrolled blood pressure * physical or mental illness that would interfere with participating in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Decrease in number of Raynaud's attacks	1-2 years

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026