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Acupressure (a portmanteau of "acupuncture" and "pressure") is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) technique based on the same ideas as acupuncture. Acupressure involves placing physical pressure by hand, elbow, or with the aid of various devices on different acupuncture points on the surface of the body. Traditional Chinese Medicine does not usually operate within a scientific paradigm but some practioners make efforts to bring practices into an evidence-based medicine framework. There is ...
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Acupressure Clinical Trials
- Acupressure and Relaxation for Nausea Control
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00243269 - Recruiting
Nausea
- Acupressure to Treat Nausea and Vomiting in HIV/AIDS Patients
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00017823 - Recruiting
HIV Infections
- Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) by Acupressure
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00275483 - Recruiting
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting; Acupressure Point P6
- Does Acupressure Help Reduce Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care Patients?
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00220688 - Completed
Cancer
- Randomized Trial of Tapas Acupressure for Weight Loss Maintenance
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00526565 - Not yet recruiting
Obesity
- Acupressure in Preventing Nausea and Vomiting in Young Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00310063 - Recruiting
Nausea and Vomiting; Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
- Acupressure and Acustimulation Wrist Bands for the Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting Caused by Chemotherapy
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003817 - Active, not recruiting
unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific; Quality of Life; nausea and vomiting
- Does Acupressure Help Reduce Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care Patients? Formal Study
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00550251 - Not yet recruiting
Nausea; Vomiting
- Acupressure in Treating Nausea in Women Receiving Combination Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00046865 - Completed
Breast Cancer; nausea and vomiting
- Study of Two Complementary and Alternative Medical Treatments for Maintenance of Weight Loss
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00069732 - Terminated
Obesity
- Acupuncture and Acupressure in Treating Patients With Moderate or Severe Pain Related to Stage III or Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00040833 - Completed
stage III pancreatic cancer; recurrent pancreatic cancer; Pain; stage IVA pancreatic cancer; stage IVB pancreatic cancer
Resources
- Acupressure (Wikipedia)
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