NCT06468345

Acupressure Application in Obesity Surgery 2345

The Effect of Acupressure Applied After Bariatric Surgery on Gastrointestinal Functions, Pain and Anxiety

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ataturk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This research was conducted to determine the effect of acupressure applied to patients after bariatric surgery on gastrointestinal distress, pain and anxiety. The data of the study was collected at Aktif Private Kocaeli Hospital General Surgery Clinic between January 2022 and February 2023. The study was conducted with 90 (30 control, 30 intervention and 30 placebo) patients who underwent bariatric surgery. As a result of the research, application to ST25 and CV12 acupressure areas after bariatric surgery increased gas and stool output. It reduced abdominal distension. This enabled patients to start oral intake early. Application to the SP6 area reduced abdominal pain. Acupressure applied to the LI4 area was not effective in reducing nausea and vomiting. Massage to the HT7 acupressure area alone was not sufficient to relieve anxiety.

Detailed description

This research was conducted to determine the intensity of acupressure treatment for gastrointestinal problems, pain and anxiety after bariatric surgery. The research was conducted using a placebo group, randomized controlled, detailed research model. The data of the study was collected at Aktif Private Kocaeli Hospital General Surgery Clinic between January 2022 and February 2023. The study was conducted with 90 (30 control, 30 intervention and 30 placebo) patients who underwent bariatric surgery. The data were brought together with the patient identification formula, postoperative gastrointestinal functions information formula, abdominal distension formula, visual analog scale, state-trait anxiety inventory scale, visual comparison operation, and patient happiness formula. The data were analyzed with the SPSS for Windows 22 package program. Records of numbers, percentages, minimum and maximum values, averages and standard deviations in the analysis of data. Mann Whitney U analysis, LSD, Dunnet C, Kruskall Wallis, Will coxon analyzes and t test records. The results were interpreted at the p\< 0.05 significance level. Gastrointestinal capacity and recovery time, stool and gas output rates, difference in distension and abdominal pain score amounts, oral intake amounts and retching difference of the patients in acupressure, control and placebo distribution at the 6th, 12th, 24th and 48th months of the surgery were investigated. Children's movements and vomiting were evaluated with visual comparison performance. Anxiety was measured with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Scale at the ages of 6, 12, 24 and 48 after treatment. He recorded the Patient Satisfaction Form to obtain the patients' satisfaction after acupressure.

Conditions

• Acupressure
• Bariatric Surgery
• Spleen Meridian
• Pregnancy Meridian
• Stomach Meridian

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	acupressure	Application was made to CV12, ST25, SP6, HT7 and LI4 acupressure areas.
BEHAVIORAL	Area different from acupressure area	Massage application to non-acupressure hand, foot and abdominal areas

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-01
• Primary completion: 2023-02-20
• Completion: 2023-03-15
• First posted: 2024-06-21
• Last updated: 2024-06-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)