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IRCT2015071423159N2 IRCT 2015-08-09 Vice chancellor for research, Iran University of Medical Sciences The effect of acupressure on headache The effect of acupressure on severity of headache due to spinal anesthesia in cesarean section 2015-05-21 anticipated 90 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/19810 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive. N/A Headache due to spinal anesthesia. Intervention 1: Researcher will apply pressure on Yintay between eyebrows, Taiyang at outer corner of eyes, Large Intestine 4 between thumb and index finger, Livre 3 behind feet between first and second fingers and GB 20 in first cervical vertebra in intervention group and after measuring and recording the headache intensity. The way of applying pressure on these points will be soft and deep; applying pressure on these points will be done bilateral except Yin Tai point. The pressure time on each point will be a minute. Therefore, total time of intervention will not take more than 5 minutes. Intervention 2: In placebo group, Yintay, Taiyang, Large Intestine 4,Liver 3 and GB 20 will be touched and no pressure will be applied. Intervention 3: In control group, there will be any intervention and only headache intensity will be measured and recorded after patient suffering from headache and 5 minutes after it.
public Maeheh Tourdeh
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Vali-e-asr Ave , Shahid Rashid Yasemi St.
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1995614111 +218 8882885 Tourdeh.m@gmail.com School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences scientific Alis Khachian
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Vali-e-asr Ave , Shahid Rashid Yasemi St.
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1995614111 +98 21 4365 1000 alicekhachian@hotmail.com School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inclusion criteria: Suffering from headache after receiving spinal anesthesia; Pregnant women who have undergone elective caesarean; The lack of susceptibility to migraine or any other chronic headaches before cesarean based on patient's report; Non-suffering from seizures based on patient's report and records; Patient ability for verbal communication Exclusion criteria: Patient intolerance for headache during intervention and demand for drugs; The nausea and vomiting or other complications in patients due to severe headache; Non- suffering from headache between six to eighteen hours after receiving spinal anesthesia 15 years 45 years Female o89.4 Spinal and epidural anaesthesia-induced headache during the puerperium Treatment - Other Placebo Other Researcher will apply pressure on Yintay between eyebrows, Taiyang at outer corner of eyes, Large Intestine 4 between thumb and index finger, Livre 3 behind feet between first and second fingers and GB 20 in first cervical vertebra in intervention group and after measuring and recording the headache intensity. The way of applying pressure on these points will be soft and deep; applying pressure on these points will be done bilateral except Yin Tai point. The pressure time on each point will be a minute. Therefore, total time of intervention will not take more than 5 minutes. In placebo group, Yintay, Taiyang, Large Intestine 4,Liver 3 and GB 20 will be touched and no pressure will be applied. In control group, there will be any intervention and only headache intensity will be measured and recorded after patient suffering from headache and 5 minutes after it. Severity of headache. Timepoint: Before and 5 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. Pain severity difference before and after intervention. Timepoint: 10 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. Vice chancellor for research, Iran University of Medical Sciences Approved 2015-05-09 Ethic committee of Iran University Of Medical sience Iran University of Medical Sciences, Hemat Highway Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)