The Effect of Acupressure on Symptoms in Elderly Adults With Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

This project aims to evaluate the effects of acupressure applied to elderly individuals with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) on neuropathic symptoms, balance confidence, fear of falling, and quality of life. This project will be conducted using a mixed methodology integrating quantitative and qualitative methods. Elderly individuals will be randomly assigned to an acupressure or placebo control group. The acupressure group will receive a total of 10 sessions of acupressure over one month. Outcome measures include assessments of neuropathic pain and symptoms, balance confidence, fear of falling, and quality of life. Appropriate statistical tests will be used to analyze the quantitative data obtained from the study, while content analysis will be used for the qualitative data.

NCT Number	NCT07392619
Lead Sponsor	Nigde Omer Halisdemir University Collaborators: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Conditions	Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (PDPN), Acupressure
Enrollment	76 participants
Start Date	2026-12-30
Primary Completion	2027-09-05 (estimated)
Study Completion	2028-09-05 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-02-06