Usefulness of abdominal massage and ST-36 (Zusanli) acupressure in improving appetite of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) patients treated in makeshift hospital

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsChinese Clinical Trial Register
Year 2020
INTERVENTION: intervention group:abdominal massage + ST‐36 (Zusanli) acupressure;control group:regular nursing; CONDITION: Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (COVID‐19) PRIMARY OUTCOME: Appetite score; INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Patients have been confirmed diagnosis from a positive test for COVID‐19 RT‐PCR,>18 years old; 2. Patients who were classified as mild or common clinical types according to the Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol for Novel Coronavirus Infection‐Induced Pneumonia version 5 (trial); 3. Patients who were able to skillfully use the mobile phone app.
Epistemonikos ID: a52a8f08bc12c7e3d42040dc67687309f91eb405
First added on: May 26, 2020