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NCT05875337
The Effect of Acupressure on Procedural Pain, Anxiety and Hemodynamic Variables During Chest Tube Removal
NA trial testing Acupressure in Pain, Postoperative in 68 participants. Completed in 25 May 2024.
25 May 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Mersin University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | triple |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 68 |
| Start date | 25 May 2023 |
| Primary completion | 25 May 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 25 May 2024 |
| Sites | 1 location across Turkey (Türkiye) |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Acupressure
- Placebo acupressure
Conditions studied
- Pain, Postoperative — all drugs for Pain, Postoperative →
- Anxiety — all drugs for Anxiety →
- Hemodynamic Instability — all drugs for Hemodynamic Instability →
Sponsor
Mersin University
Who can join
Adults 18 to 75, any sex, with Pain, Postoperative or Anxiety. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
When the literature was reviewed, many studies were found in which various non-pharmacologic interventions such as reflexology, music therapy, slow and deep breathing exercises, relaxation exercises and cold application were examined in the control of pain associated with chest tube removal. However, a limited number of studies have examined the effect of acupressure on the control of pain caused by chest tube removal; there are no studies in which LI4, LI11 and HT7 acupressure points were used and anxiety level and hemodynamic variables were examined along with procedural pain. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of acupressure on procedural pain, anxiety and hemodynamic variables after chest tube removal after open heart surgery.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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The Effect of Acupressure on Procedural Pain, Anxiety, and Hemodynamic Parameters During Chest Tube Removal in Open-Heart Surgery Patients: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Study.
Kandemir D, Yüksel S, Çam Yanık T, Özdemir FE, et al · · 2026 · PMID 42191514 · DOI 10.1016/j.pmn.2026.04.010
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05875337 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Mersin University
- Last refreshed: 24 April 2025
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