Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for The Effect of Acupressure on Pain, Nausea-Vomiting, and Mental Well-Being in Oncology Patients

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: The Effect of Acupressure on Pain, Nausea-Vomiting, and Mental Well-Being in Oncology Patients

Official Title: The Effect of Self-Administered Acupressure and Acupressure Applied by Therapist on Pain, Nausea-Vomiting, and Mental Well-Being in Oncology Patients: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Study

Study ID: NCT05898880

Conditions

Pain

Nausea With Vomiting Chemotherapy-Induced

Mental Health Wellness 1

Interventions

Self-acupressure

Acupressure by therapists

Control group

Study Description

Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effect of self acupressure and acupressure applied by therapists on pain, nausea-vomiting, and mental well-being in oncology patients. For this purpose, 93 individuals with stage 1-stage 3 cancer will be included in the study. The main questions it aims to answer are: • Is acupressure effective on pain, nausea-vomiting and mental well-being in oncology patients? Is there a difference in the effectiveness of self-acupressure and acupressure applied by therapist on pain, nausea-vomiting and mental well-being? The participants will be included in the study as three groups, namely the self-acupressure group, the acupressure group applied by the therapist, and the control group. Self-acupressure participants will self-administer acupressure. In the acupressure group, which will be applied by the therapist, acupressure will be applied to the participants by researchers who have acupressure certificate. In the control group, acupressure etc. No additional application will be made. Visual analog scale, nausea-vomiting and retching index, and mental well-being scales will be applied to all groups at the beginning of the study and three days after the study.

Detailed Description: Large Intestine Meridian 4th point (Hegu/LI4), Pericardium Meridian/Neiguan (P6) point and Yintang (EX-HN 3) point will be used for acupressure application in the research.