Trial reportJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2011
The efficacy of acupressure at the Sanyinjiao point in the improvement of women's general health.
Trial report in Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Sham Acupressure Controls Used in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review and Critique.PloS one · 2015Pooled it
- An estradiol-independent BDNF-NPY cascade is involved in the antidepressant effect of mechanical acupuncture instruments in ovariectomized rats.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Contemporary acupressure therapy: Adroit cure for painless recovery of therapeutic ailments.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2017Review
- Analysis and Thoughts about the Negative Results of International Clinical Trials on Acupuncture.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015Review
- The effect of acupressure at third liver point on the anxiety level in patients with primary dysmenorrhea.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
- The Effect of Acupressure at Spleen 6 Acupuncture Point on the Anxiety Level and Sedative and Analgesics Consumption of Women during Labor: A Randomized, Single-blind Clinical Trial.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThis study's objective was to examine the effectiveness of Sanyinjiao point (SP6) acupressure on women's general health.
designThis was a randomized, single-blind clinical trial.
settingThe setting for this trial was at Medical University, Bojnoord University of Medical Science, Bojnoord, Iran. MATERIALS AND
methodsEighty-six (86) university students were recruited for this study. Their demographic characteristics were gathered before the intervention commenced. Participants completed General Health Questionnaires (GHQ) prior to participation. Next, they were randomly assigned to either the acupressure-receiving group or the sham-pressure-receiving group. The study group received acupressure at the Sanyinjiao point, while the control group received sham pressure. OUTCOME MEASURES: Both groups completed GHQ after both the first and second months of intervention. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS version 13.5 for Windows.
resultsThe mean age of those who completed the study was 20.84±1.64 years. Mean scores of GHQs were similar between groups before intervention (p>0.05). The general health of participants in both groups improved after intervention, and the amelioration in four domains was significant in the groups (p<0.05 within group). It was found that acupressure was more effective than sham pressure. In addition, there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups in the four domains of their general heath after the first month of the intervention (p<0.0001). Furthermore, the general health status of the participants changed much more after the second month in both the acupressure intervention and the sham pressure groups; nevertheless, acupressure was more effective than sham pressure (p<0.05).
conclusionsBoth acupressure and sham pressure were effective in promoting women's general health; nevertheless, the efficacy of acupressure was more than that of sham pressure. SP6 acupressure could be regarded as a self-manageable approach to improve women's general health.
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