Effects of Self-administered Acupressure in Psychiatric Patients With Constipation

PHASE1/PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

78

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2013

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2015

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2015

Conditions
Constipation
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Self-administered acupressure

Self-administered acupressure: In order to ensure the compliance of treatment, they would apply this intervention according to the acupressure group protocol once per day in groups with one trained research nurse's instructions and supervision .

BEHAVIORAL

Sham control group

Sham intervention: Patients received similar aupressure intervention on the non-acupoints.

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

One Regional Mental Hospital, Tuenmen

All Listed Sponsors
lead

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER

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