Key result
Acupressure combined with smart gymnastics lowers fasting blood sugar by ~35% versus either therapy alone.
Why the study?
This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of acupressure and smart gymnastic on fasting blood sugar levels among patients with type II diabetes mellitus.
Does the combination of acupressure and smart gymnastics reduce fasting blood sugar levels in patients with type II diabetes mellitus?
Population
Patients with type II diabetes mellitus
Comparison
Acupressure therapy combined with smart gymnastics vs control group 1 vs control group 2
Design
True experimental study pretest and post-test with non-equivalent control group design
Authors
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May support adjunctive non-pharmacologic approaches in glycemic management; leaves open confirmation in larger randomized trials.
RCT (n=51)
Simple random sampling
No
Does the combination of acupressure and smart gymnastics reduce fasting blood sugar levels in patients with type II diabetes mellitus?
Absolute Event Rate: 89% vs 136.12%
p-value: p=<0.001
The combination of acupressure and smart gymnastics effectively reduces fasting blood sugar levels in patients with type II diabetes mellitus over a 4-week period.
Nelyanti et al. (2020) conducted an RCT in Type II Diabetes Mellitus (n=51). Acupressure and smart gymnastic vs. Acupressure alone or smart gymnastics alone was evaluated on Fasting blood sugar levels at week 4 (p=<0.001). Acupressure combined with smart gymnastics significantly reduced fasting blood sugar levels to 89.00 mg/dl at 4 weeks compared to acupressure alone (136.12 mg/dl) or smart gymnastics alone (134.12 mg/dl).
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