Acupressure for blood sugar and anxiety in older adults with diabetes
Part of Hormones & metabolism, Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether acupressure, a gentle finger-pressure therapy on specific body points, can help older adults with diabetes lower their blood sugar and feel less anxious. It is a non-drug approach that may support your usual diabetes care.
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Who can take part
- You are 65 years of age or older.
- You have had diabetes for at least one year.
- You can speak and understand Turkish.
- You have no hearing, speech, or vision problems that make communication difficult.
- You are not using any other complementary or alternative therapies during the study.
- You are continuing your routine diabetes treatment and have been for the past month.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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