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

• Sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT04435002
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 39
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Actual Duration (Months): 8.8
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 4.4

Study Details

Study Description

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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Acupressure; Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic; Complementary Therapies; Quality of Life; Depression	Other: Acupressure	N/A

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.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 39 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Sequential Assignment
• Intervention Model Description: Randomized Controlled Clinical TrialRandomized Controlled Clinical Trial
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: The Effect of Acupressure on Fatigue in Individuals With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Actual Study Start Date: May 9, 2020
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Dec 9, 2020
• Actual Study Completion Date: Feb 1, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group For 9 different points acupressure technique applied to this group for 4 weeks	Other: Acupressure; Acupressure technics applied to (Liv- 4 , Ht-7 Bilateral, Liv-3 Bilateral, Anmian Bilateral, Yin-Tang unilateral ve Sp-6 Bilateral)
No Intervention: Control Group

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Fatigue Severity Scale [5 min]

   Min Score:9 Max:63 Greater score shows greater fatigue

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Beck Depression Inventory [15 min]

2. Short Form-36 questionnaire [15 min]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 Years to 45 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts 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

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Istanbul Medipol University	Istanbul		Turkey

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04435002
• Other Study ID Numbers: 10840098-604.01.01.E.16104
• First Posted: Jun 17, 2020
• Last Update Posted: Aug 11, 2021
• Last Verified: Jun 1, 2020

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: Undecided
• Plan to Share IPD: Undecided
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Keywords provided by Istanbul Medipol University Hospital: Acupressure; Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic,; Complementary Therapies
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic; Syndrome; Fatigue

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 11, 2021