A Study on Effects of Acupressure Among the Frail Elderly in Residential Care Services for the Elderly

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

65

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2015

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2016

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2016

Conditions
Impaired
Interventions
OTHER

Acupressure

A 15 minutes structured acupressure protocol with specific acupoints and applications technique will be performed on the elderly participants twice a week by the research team in YCHSS Homes. Designated para-medical staffs working in the elderly home or informal care giver of the elderly will be trained and perform the same acupressure protocol on the elderly at 2 additional occasions during the week. The total trial period is 12 weeks.

Trial Locations (1)

852

School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Yan Chai Hospital

OTHER

lead

The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

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