NCT06271382

The Effect Of Acupressure and Foot Exercise on Ankle Brachial Index in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

The Effect Of Acupressure and Foot Exercise on Ankle Brachial Index in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Abant Izzet Baysal University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study was planned with a randomized controlled experimental design to examine the effects of acupressure and ankle exercises on ankle brachial index in individuals with Type 2 diabetes.

Detailed description

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a health problem that affects many lifelong systems and organs throughout the world, increases the risk of premature death, affects the individual, family, society and the world, has a serious spiritual and financial care burden, and has important and vital consequences. Diabetes can cause damage to nerves as well as small and large vessels. Patients who have had DM for a long time will experience circulatory disorders in the upper and lower extremities. Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) is a non-invasive examination of blood vessels that functions to detect clinical signs and symptoms of ischemia, reduced peripheral perfusion that can lead to angiopathy and diabetic neuropathy. Studies indicate that foot exercise and acupressure application can be used as an alternative intervention to increase the value of the ankle-brachial index in patients with type 2 diabetes. When the literature was examined, no comprehensive study could be found comparing the effect of foot exercise and acupressure application on the Ankle Brachial Index in diabetic patients in our country. It is thought that acupressure application and ankle exercises will accelerate peripheral circulation and may be effective on the ankle brachial index. This study was planned with a randomized controlled experimental design to examine the effects of acupressure and ankle exercises on ankle brachial index in individuals with Type 2 diabetes.

Conditions

• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupressure Group	In the research, the participant in the acupressure group will receive acupressure application 3 times a week for 2 weeks, a total of 6 times. Depending on the preparation and pressure time on the 5 selected points (a total of 10 points will be applied since the partner of each point on the other extremity will be applied), the session duration for an individual will be approximately 18-20 minutes.
OTHER	Sham Acupressure Group	Depending on the preparation and pressure time on the 5 selected sham points (a total of 10 points will be applied since the partner of each point on the other extremity will be applied), the session duration for an individual will be approximately 18-20 minutes. Patients in the sham acupressure group will receive acupressure 6 times in total, 3 times a week for 2 weeks. The practitioner will do the first acupressure at the Family Health Center, and the person with type 2 diabetes will do the others at home. Ankle Brachial Index evaluation will be performed by the researcher at the Family Health Center a total of 3 times before the intervention, 1 week after the intervention and 2 weeks after the intervention.
OTHER	Foot Ankle Exercise Group	Exercise will be performed regularly for 2 weeks, 3 days a week for a maximum of 30 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-24
• Primary completion: 2025-04-24
• Completion: 2025-04-24
• First posted: 2024-02-21
• Last updated: 2025-02-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)