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Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2025

The effect of acupressure on anxiety, depression, pain, and vital signs in gynecological cancer patients receiving brachytherapy: A randomized controlled study.

Ulku Saygili Duzova, Gulbeyaz Can, Mursel Duzova, Hamit Basaran, Cagdas Yavas

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Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06531551 ("The Effect of Acupressure on Anxiety, Pain and Vital Signs in Gynecological Cancer Patients Receiving Brachytherapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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"The Effect of Acupressure on Anxiety, Pain and Vital Signs in Gynecological Cancer Patients Receiving Brachytherapy: A Randomized Controlled Study"

TypeinterventionalSponsorSelcuk UniversityRan2024 to 2024Enrolled50ConditionsBrachytherapy, Complementary Approaches, Gynecological CancersArmsThe group to which Acupressure will be applied in each fraction
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Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ulku Saygili DuzovaFaculty of Nursing, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey. ulkusaygili@selcuk.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8402-0022
Gulbeyaz CanFlorence Nightingale Nursing Faculty, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5368-0893
Mursel DuzovaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1036-2593
Hamit BasaranDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2122-8720
Cagdas YavasDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3940-1541

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of acupressure on pain, anxiety, depression, and physiological parameters in women undergoing brachytherapy for gynecological cancer.

methodsThe research was conducted between December 2023 and September 2024 using a randomized controlled design. All patients receiving brachytherapy were randomly assigned to the acupressure group (n = 40) or the control group (n = 40). In addition to standard clinical care, the acupressure group received manual acupressure for 30 min before each brachytherapy session at specific acupressure points (SP6, PC6, LI4, HT7, LV4). The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Vital Signs Form.

resultsThe groups were comparable in terms of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics (p > 0.05). Significant reductions were observed in anxiety, depression, and pain levels in the acupressure group at post-test compared to baseline and the control group (p < 0.001). Additionally, diastolic blood pressure and body temperature significantly decreased in the intervention group (p < 0.001), whereas no significant differences were found for pulse and respiratory rate (p > 0.05).

conclusionThe results obtained from this study suggest that acupressure may be a beneficial complementary method for reducing anxiety, depression, and pain, as well as contributing to the regulation of certain physiological parameters in patients undergoing brachytherapy. These findings indicate that acupressure could be considered an intervention that may be integrated into clinical practice to support psychological and physiological well-being.

trial registrationNCT06531551. Date of Registration: 1 August 2024.

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AcupressureAnxietyBrachytherapyDepressionGenital Neoplasms, FemaleAdultAgedFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPain MeasurementVital SignsAcupressureAnxietyBrachytherapyDepressionGynecological cancerPain

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PMID40679634

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