The Effect of Acupressure on Fatigue in Individuals With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04435002

Enrollment

Registered

2020-06-17

Start date

2020-05-09

Completion date

2021-02-01

Last updated

2021-08-11

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Conditions

Acupressure, Complementary Therapies, Depression, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic, Quality of Life

Keywords

Acupressure, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic,, Complementary Therapies

Brief summary

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a common problem in society. The treatment of this problem is limited. Acupressure is a treatment method that has become widespread and promising in recent years. For this purpose, the effect of acupressure treatment on chronic fatigue syndrome was investigated.

Detailed description

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of acupressure technique in individuals with chronic symptoms. In our study, individuals participating in the study will be randomized by the physiotherapist who has received the training of acupressure therapy. The study will be done for a total of 10 sessions for 4 weeks. Individuals' fatigue levels will be measured by Fatigue Severity Scale, their quality of life will be measured by Short Form-36 and depression levels by Beck Depression Inventory. Evaluations will be made at the beginning and at the end of the treatment.

Interventions

OTHERAcupressure

Acupressure technics applied to (Liv- 4 , Ht-7 Bilateral, Liv-3 Bilateral, Anmian Bilateral, Yin-Tang unilateral ve Sp-6 Bilateral)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 20-45 year old * Not using any medical treatment, * Not being included in any physiotherapy program in the last 3 months, * Does not have any systemic disease, * Spending at least 4 hours at the computer or desk during the work

Exclusion criteria

* Fibromyalgia * Rheumatoid arthritis * Open Wound * Skin Failure

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Fatigue Severity Scale	5 min	Min Score:9 Max:63 Greater score shows greater fatigue

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Beck Depression Inventory	15 min
Short Form-36 questionnaire	15 min

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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