Acupressure for the Treatment of Raynaud's Phenomenon

University of Michigan23 enrolled

Overview

The use of acupressure will be compared to targeted Raynaud's education and will evaluate the' frequency, duration and pain of Raynaud's attacks.

Using a Raynaud's condition score, severity of tingling, numbness and pain of attacks, the number of attacks and patient and physician visual analog scale we will assess the effect of acupressure.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Primary Raynaud's Phenomeon

Interventions

AcupressureOTHER

Acupressure dilatationOTHER

educationBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * \> 18 years old * Have Raynauds phenomenon, with at least 4 attacks in the last week * on stable medications * Willing to attend study visits Exclusion Criteria: * smoker * have a history of stroke, heart attack or irregular heart rhythm * uncontrolled blood pressure * physical or mental illness that would interfere with participating in the study

Locations (1)

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Decrease in number of Raynaud's attacks

Time frame: 1-2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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