Acupressure as Complementary Analgesia in Shock Wave Lithotripsy

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Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsClinicalTrials.gov
Year 2026
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of acupressure applied to the LI4 (Hegu) and Qiu points before Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) in patients with kidney or proximal ureteral stones. The study compares intraprocedural pain scores and procedural tolerance between an acupressure group, a sham acupressure group, and a standard care control group.
Epistemonikos ID: 9efc0f27a2bd8f05c46bb13cb19e39aaceefec9e
First added on: Oct 22, 2026