10
Participants
Start Date
March 17, 2025
Primary Completion Date
May 16, 2025
Study Completion Date
May 16, 2025
Self-guided smartphone application for relaxing acupressure
"Relaxing Acupressure entails applying pressure with either a finger, pencil, or similar object to acupressure points. For the relaxing protocol, there is a total of 9 acupoints (1 unilateral and 4 bilateral). Each point will be stimulated for 3 minutes, yielding a total treatment time of 27 minutes each day. The acupoints are:~1. Yin Tang (Unilaterally): Located on the forehead, between the eyebrows.~2. Anmian (Right and Left/bilaterally): Located on the posterior aspect of the neck, in a slight depression along the bone directly behind the ear.~3. Heart 7 (HT7) (Right and Left/bilaterally): Located on the palmer surface of the hands on the wrist crease; in line with the pinky.~4. Spleen 6 (SP6) (Right and Left/bilaterally): Located on the inside of the lower leg, approximately 4 fingers width above the bone of the ankle.~5. Liver 3 (LIV3) (Right and Left/bilaterally): This point is located on the foot, near the big and second toes."
Self-guided smartphone application for relaxing acupressure
"There is a total of 10 acupoints (2 unilateral and 4 bilateral). Each point is stimulated for 3 minutes, yielding a total treatment time of 30 minutes each day. The acupoints are:~1. Du 20 (Unilaterally): Located at the top of the head.~2. Large Intestine 4 (LI4) (Right and Left/bilaterally): Located on the back of the hand, between your thumb and index finger.~3. Conception Vessel 6 (CV6) (Unilaterally): Located two finger widths below the navel on the centerline.~4. Stomach 36 (ST36) (Right and Left/bilaterally): Located on the lower leg below the knee on the outside of the leg.~5. Spleen 6 (SP6) (Right and Left/bilaterally): Located on the inside of the lower leg, approximately 4 fingers width above the bone of the ankle.~6. Kidney 3 (K3) (Right and Left/bilaterally): Located on the inside of the ankle."
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
NIH
University of Michigan
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