Self-administered Acupressure for Symptom Management of Caregiver Stress

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

207

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2016

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2018

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2018

Conditions
Stress
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Self-administered acupressure

"The intervention consists of a total of 28 hours over a period of 8 weeks:~i) Individual learning and practice: The training session will be one-on-one provided twice a week for two consecutive weeks (5 hours) in the participant's home.~ii) Self-practice at home: From 3rd to 8th week, participant will engage in self-administered acupressure at home for 15 minutes twice a day for 6 weeks (21 hours).~iii) Home follow-up: During the 3rd and 4th week (i.e. after the 2-week training session), a 1-hour home visit will be conducted for reinforcement of learning and self-practice by the same team of trainers once a week for 2 weeks (2 hours)."

OTHER

wait-list control

The control group will receive a wait-list control condition (the same self-administered acupressure intervention but after the intervention group has completed the treatment condition).

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

HKSKH Lady MacLehose Center, Hong Kong

All Listed Sponsors
lead

The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

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