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NCT Number: NCT05473845

The Effect of Acupressure and Reiki on Pain and Fatigue Levels

This research was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of levels of pain and fatigue of acupressure and Reiki application on cancer patients receiving palliative care. The research was a single-blind, repeated measures, randomized controlled study. Research data were collected between February and July 2022. The research sample consisted of acupressure and Reiki application groups and a control group with 52 patients in each group, a total of 156 patients. Data was collected by means of a Patient Description Form, an Analgesic Follow-up Form, the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status Scale, the Numeric Pain Rating Scale, and the Brief Fatigue Inventory.

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Key information

Conditions

Acupressure Cancer Pain Fatigue Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hediye Utli

Mardin, 47200, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • having a diagnosis of third or fourth-stage cancer,
  • being aged 18 years or older,
  • having had pain for at least one month in connection with cancer treatment or the symptoms of the disease,
  • using NSAII or non-opioid analgesics,
  • having a status of 3 or more on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS),
  • having a score of 0-3 on the ECOG-PS scale

Exclusion criteria

  • having a diagnosis of first or second-stage cancer,
  • being aged less than 18 years,
  • having bone or brain metastasis,
  • using opioid analgesics,
  • having a status of less than 3 on the NPRS,
  • having a status of between 4 and 5 on the ECOG-PS scale

Treatment and study plan

Acupressure intervention

Procedure

Acupressure

Reiki intervention

Procedure

Reiki

Primary outcomes

  1. Numeric Pain Rating Scale

    Time frame: on the second day of the starting week

    A score of 0 indicates no pain, 1-3 slight pain, 4-6 moderate pain, and 7-10 severe pain .

  2. Brief Fatigue Inventory

    Time frame: on the second day of the starting week

    It is scored between 0 and 10.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mardin Artuklu University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Acupressure and Reiki on Pain and Fatigue Levels in Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jul 26, 2022
Registry last updated
Jul 26, 2022

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