Acupressure Application in Obesity Surgery 2345
NCT Number: NCT06468345
Acronym: DB
Status: COMPLETED
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Phases: NA
Conditions: Acupressure|Bariatric Surgery|Spleen Meridian|Pregnancy Meridian|Stomach Meridian
Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: acupressure|BEHAVIORAL: Area different from acupressure area
Sponsor: Ataturk University
Sex: ALL
Age: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Enrollment: 90
Study Design: Allocation: RANDOMIZED|Intervention Model: PARALLEL|Masking: SINGLE (PARTICIPANT)|Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Start Date: 2022-01-01
Completion Date: 2023-03-15
Locations: Atatürk Üniversitesi, Erzurum, Turkey

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.

Primary Outcome Measures: Evaluation of pain after obesity surgery in the intervention, placebo and control groups with the Visual Analog pain scale, On the Visual Analog pain scale, a score of 0 means no pain and 10 means unbearable pain., Pain was assessed at 24 hours postoperatively.
Secondary Outcome Measures: Evaluating the distension of patients after obesity surgery with the Abdominal Distension Form, The Abdominal Distension Form ranges from 0 to no distension and 10 to severe distension., Distention of the patients was measured at the 24th postoperative hour.
Other Outcome Measures: Measuring the gastrointestinal functions of patients after obesity surgery with the Gastrointestinal Functions Information Form, The Gastrointestinal Functions Information Form includes a total of 6 questions about the patients' stool output, gas output, oral intake amount, nausea, vomiting and retching. Patients have two ways of answering: yes or no., Gastrointestinal functions of the patients were measured at 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours after surgery.|Measuring nausea and vomiting in patients after obesity surgery with the Visual Comparison Scale., In the Visual Comparison Scale, the lowest value of the patients' nausea and vomiting was used as 0 mm, and the highest value was 100 mm., Measurements were taken at 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours after surgery.|Measuring the anxiety of patients after bariatric surgery with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory., There are two forms in the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory questionnaire. The first form consists of 20 questions measuring the state anxiety of the patients, and the second form contains 20 questions measuring the trait anxiety of the patients. The lowest score in these questions is 1 and the highest score is 4., The patients' anxiety was measured at the 24th hour after surgery.