Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Self-administered Acupressure in Psychiatric Patients With Constipation
Lead Sponsor:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Conditions:
Constipation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study is to evaluate the effects of self-administered acupressure therapy for psychiatric in-patients with constipation Two main research questions include: 1. What are the effects of the stand...
Detailed Description
Main outcomes of this study include the Constipation Assessment Scale (CAS), Patient Assessment Constipation Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAC-QoL), and the socio-demographic and clinical data collec...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria of psychiatric in-patients are:
- Hong Kong Chinese residents, aged 18 to 64 years;
- satisfied with Rome III diagnostic criteria for constipation; and
- mentally stable and competent for self-care and learning acupressure, as recommended by their attending psychiatrists.
- Exclusion criteria of those in-patients are:
- anatomical and physiological disorders of gastrointestinal tract such as malrotation, fistula and colonic neuropathies;
- metabolic and endocrine diseases;
- lead poisoning and vitamin D intoxication;
- previous training in acupressure;
- physical disability involved the upper limbs;
- planned surgery undergoing during study period; and
- pregnancy.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
78 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02187640
Start Date
June 1 2013
End Date
July 1 2015
Last Update
August 19 2015
Active Locations (1)
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One Regional Mental Hospital
Tuenmen, New Territories, Hong Kong