{"type":"trials","record":{"id":31178,"source_id":"clinicaltrials-gov","external_id":"NCT07435246","title":"Effect of Acupressure on Quality of Life, Sleep Quality, and Hopelessness in Older Adults","brief_summary":"This randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effects of acupressure on quality of life, sleep quality, and hopelessness levels in older adults living in a nursing home setting. Aging is associated with decreased sleep quality, reduced life satisfaction, and increased psychological distress, including hopelessness. Non-pharmacological and low-risk interventions are increasingly needed to improve well-being in older populations. In this study, 50 participants aged 65 years and older were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (acupressure) or a control group (no intervention). The intervention group received acupressure applied to Shenmen (HT7), Neiguan (P6), and Sanyinjiao (SP6) points three times per week for four weeks. The control group received routine care without additional intervention. Outcomes were measured before and after the intervention using the CASP-19 Quality of Life Scale, the Richard-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire, and the Beck Hopelessness Scale. The study evaluates whether acupressure can serve as a safe and effective complementary nursing intervention to improve sleep and overall well-being in older adults.","overall_status":"Completed","phases":[],"study_type":"INTERVENTIONAL","sponsor":"Kocaeli Sağlık ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi","enrollment":50,"countries":["Turkey (Türkiye)"],"start_date":"2024-09-01","completion_date":"2025-05-30","last_update_date":"2026-02-27","source_url":"https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07435246","editorial_summary":"A registered study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Completed. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.","first_seen_at":"2026-09-25T01:16:21.317971+00:00","last_seen_at":"2026-09-25T03:05:05.722+00:00","metadata":{"acronym":"ACU-ELDER","organization":"Kocaeli Sağlık ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi","source_has_results":false},"controlled_terms":["Sleep Disturbance","Hopelessness","Aging","Acupressure"],"relevance_confidence":100,"source_quality_score":100,"freshness_score":85,"publication_state":"published","match_explanation":"Title contains controlled term: sleep.","quality_checked_at":"2026-09-25T03:05:13.494718+00:00","duplicate_cluster_key":"id:nct07435246","duplicate_of_id":null,"evidence_snapshot":{"status":"structured","version":1,"duration":"2024-09-01 to 2025-05-30","comparator":null,"confidence":"structured-source","population":null,"provenance":{"duration":"start_date and completion_date","comparator":"registry arm fields","population":"registry eligibility fields","intervention":"registry intervention fields","participants":"enrollment","study_design":"study_type and registry design fields","evidence_stage":"phases","reported_outcome":"not available","outcomes_measured":"registry outcome-measure fields"},"generated_at":"2026-09-25T03:42:03.02286+00:00","intervention":[],"participants":50,"study_design":"INTERVENTIONAL","subject_scope":"Human clinical study registration","evidence_stage":"Phase not reported","safety_context":"Eligibility, adverse-event details, and clinical decisions must be checked in the official registry and with qualified clinicians.","source_support":"Structured registry protocol metadata; no finding-level conclusion is generated.","main_limitation":"This is a study registration. No reusable structured result is available here, so it cannot show whether the intervention worked or was safe.","reported_outcome":null,"outcomes_measured":[],"regulatory_context":"Trial registration is not regulatory approval and does not establish that an intervention is available."},"clinical_trial_topics":[{"topic_slug":"sleep","is_published":true,"match_reasons":["Title contains controlled term: sleep.","Abstract contains controlled term: sleep.","Source terminology contains: sleep.","Title supplies longevity context: older adult.","Study type is explicitly identified as INTERVENTIONAL."],"matched_fields":["title","abstract","controlled terminology","title context","study type"],"relevance_score":100,"intelligence_topics":{"name":"Sleep","slug":"sleep"}}],"content_sources":{"name":"ClinicalTrials.gov","homepage_url":"https://clinicaltrials.gov/"}},"canonical_url":"https://www.immortal.life/trials/31178","automation_disclosure":"Generated automatically from cited source metadata. No scientist, clinician, researcher, editor, or human reviewer evaluates this publication before release."}