Status:
COMPLETED
Acupressure for Fatigue in Elderly Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
TC Erciyes University
Conditions:
Fatigue
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of acupressure on the severity and level of cancer-related fatigue in elderly patients with cancer.
Detailed Description
Participants The research was carried out in two stages: quantitative and qualitative. The quantitative phase of the study was a randomized, controlled trial in pre-test post-test design. The second p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 65 and over
- Who completed chemotherapy treatment for cancer at least a month ago
- Least literate
- Moderate to severe fatigue (VAS fatigue score 4 and above)
- Platelet count\> 50,000
- Hemoglobin levels\> 9 g / dl
- Hematocrit levels\> 30%
- Patients with an estimated survival time of more than three months
Exclusion
- Comorbidities that may cause fatigue (eg moderate and severe heart failure, hypothyroidism, diabetes, multiple sclerosis)
- Being diagnosed with a psychiatric disease
- Nerve, soft tissue and vascular disease on acupressure areas (hand and leg)
- Infection and surgery operations on acupressure areas (hand and leg)
- Patients had chemotherapy, radiotherapy or other cancer treatment planned during the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 4 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 10 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
31 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04362904
Start Date
August 4 2014
End Date
March 10 2016
Last Update
April 27 2020
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