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2025-12-24 @ 6:39 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-29 @ 12:48 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT05558657
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2024-10-10
First Post:
2022-09-06
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Effect of Acupressure on Constipation in Community-dwelling Spinal Cord Injury Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Sponsor:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Effect of Home-based Acupressure on Constipation in People with Spinal Cord Injury: a Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial with a Mixed-method Approach
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2024-09
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:
Spinal cord injury is a multi-sensory, motor and autonomic dysfunction, caused by various types of acute and chronic central nervous system injuries. And it will affect patient's ability to live normally and return to society. Due to lack of physical activity and psychological and environmental factors, the feces remain in the intestine for too long, and there will be excessive water absorption and lead to dryness and difficulty in excretion and it will be constipation. Chinese medicine, acupuncture and acupressure are the treatments of constipation in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Acupressure is a non- invasive intervention which is easy to learn and apply. We have carried out a number of studies on spinal cord injury rehabilitation support and acupressure to solve chronic problems such as constipation and anxiety. And this study aims to investigate the effects of acupressure combined with nursing intervention on constipation and quality of life in community-dwelling spinal cord injury patients.
Detailed Description:
This study will use an open-label, double-group, randomized controlled trial to compare the effect of the intervention group with the control group. Study participants will be recruited from the "Hong Kong Direction Association for the Handicapped, a non-governmental organization dedicated to serving severely disabled Hong Kong people such as SCI. The sociodemographic data, disease status and outcome indicators of the study subjects were measured before the intervention, after the intervention and one month after the intervention. Research assistants (RA1) were trained to evaluate data and data, blinded to group assignments.
We will have the focus group interviews (semi-structured) with participants after the the intervention (post-intervention). The interviews will be conducted online to further understand the benefits and limitations of the research intervention.
We will have the focus group interviews (semi-structured) with participants after the the intervention (post-intervention). The interviews will be conducted online to further understand the benefits and limitations of the research intervention.
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
False
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?:
False
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: