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2024-05-06 @ 3:59 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 2:01 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04837729
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2022-06-07
First Post:
2021-04-06
Brief Title:
The Effect of Acupressure Applied to Menopausal Women on Menopausal Symptoms and Quality of Life
Sponsor:
Mersin University
Organization:
Mersin University
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Effect of Acupressure Applied to Menopausal Women on Menopausal Symptoms and Quality of Life
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2022-06
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
In this randomized controlled study it was aimed to determine the effect of acupressure on menopausal symptoms and quality of life and the relationship between menopausal symptoms and quality of life Three different hypothesis teams have been established for the study These H0 There is no significant difference between the menopause rating scores of the women in the study group in which acupressure was applied and the control group without acupressure
H1 There is a significant difference between the menopause rating scores of the women in the study group in which acupressure was applied and the control group without acupressure
H0 There is no significant difference between the quality of life scores of the women in the study group in which acupressure was applied and the control group without acupressure
H1 There is a significant difference between the quality of life scores of the women in the study group in which acupressure was applied and the control group without acupressure
H0 There is no relationship between menopause rating scores and quality of life scores of women in the study group in which acupressure was applied and in the control group without acupressure
H1 There is a relationship between menopause rating scores and quality of life scores of women in the study group in which acupressure was applied and in the control group without acupressure
H1 There is a significant difference between the menopause rating scores of the women in the study group in which acupressure was applied and the control group without acupressure
H0 There is no significant difference between the quality of life scores of the women in the study group in which acupressure was applied and the control group without acupressure
H1 There is a significant difference between the quality of life scores of the women in the study group in which acupressure was applied and the control group without acupressure
H0 There is no relationship between menopause rating scores and quality of life scores of women in the study group in which acupressure was applied and in the control group without acupressure
H1 There is a relationship between menopause rating scores and quality of life scores of women in the study group in which acupressure was applied and in the control group without acupressure
Detailed Description:
Parallel to the increase in life expectancy by years the population of women living in the post-menopausal period is also increasing In order to have a healthy menopause which is an important part of womens life it is thought that the acupressure without health risks by women may be effective in reducing the symptoms of menopause experienced by women and quality of life In line with this information it was aimed to determine the effect of acupressure on menopausal symptoms and quality of life and the relationship between menopausal symptoms and quality of life The study will be carried out with menopausal women between the ages of 40-60 in Mersin province in Turkey Therefore in the study 46 women in the menopausal period between the ages of 40-60 will be randomly assigned to acupressure and control groups The study group n 23 will be applied to the determined points in a certain order Sequence of application Large intestine 4th point LI 4 Heart 7th point HT 7 Triple warmer point 23 TE 23 Stomach 36th point ST 36 Spleen 6th point SP 6 and Liver The 3rd point is LV 3 Acupressure application for 20-25 minutes three times a week for four weeks will be applied individually to the study group No intervention will be made to the control group for a period of four weeks The primary expected outcome of the research is the effect of acupressure on menopausal symptoms of menopausal women The second expected result of the study is to determine the effect of acupressure on quality of life Results will be applied three times in total before the study and control application two weeks and 4 weeks later
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None