Self-acupressure to improve social jet lag in female health sciences students

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a randomized, parallel-group, sham-controlled trial conducted over 12 weeks among female health sciences students. Participants are assigned to either a self-acupressure intervention at specific points (HT7, SP6, Yintang) or a sham procedure at non-therapeutic points. Both groups complete daily practice and sleep questionnaires, with baseline and end-of-study assessments focusing on social jet lag as the primary outcome and sleep quality and daytime sleepiness as secondary outcomes. The study aims to determine if self-administered acupressure can reduce circadian disruption related to social schedules without pharmacological therapy. Training is standardized, and a blinding assessment is included to gauge participant perceptions of group assignment.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Female undergraduate students enrolled in midwifery or medical programs
* Age 18 to 25 years
* Regular academic schedule (work/school days and free days identifiable)
* Willingness to participate and provide written informed consent
* Ability to comply with daily self-acupressure practice for 12 weeks
* Ability to complete sleep questionnaires and sleep diary

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current diagnosis of a sleep disorder requiring medical treatment (e.g., obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy)
* Use of medications known to significantly affect sleep or circadian rhythms (e.g., hypnotics, stimulants)
* Shift work or night work during the study period
* Transmeridian travel (≥2 time zones) within the past 4 weeks or planned during the study period
* Chronic medical or psychiatric condition that may significantly affect sleep
* Current pregnancy

Where it's running

• Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Hospital
  Niğde, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye) Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Pınar Erdoğan, Assoc. Prof.
• Email: drpinarerdogan@gmail.com
• Phone: +905233646954

Similar studies

Other studies for the same condition or treatment. Recruiting studies are listed first.

• Improving Sleep for Older Adults in the Emergency Department

  This project tests whether wearing a Fitbit overnight can help understand and improve sleep for adults 70 and older in the emergency department who are likely to be admitted.

  Recruiting at 2 sites University Health Network, Toronto · Toronto, Ontario and 1 other locations · NCT07928141

• Physical activity habits and sleep/ breathing in obstructive sleep apnea

  This study tests whether daily physical activity habits affect sleep quality and breathing measurements in people with obstructive sleep apnea who are on CPAP therapy.

  Recruiting Medipol University · Istanbul, Göztepe · NCT07889154

• Shoulder pain patients: see if breathing and chest exercises help pain and sleep

  This study tests whether adding respiratory muscle strengthening and diaphragmatic breathing to shoulder rehab can reduce pain and improve sleep in adults with chronic shoulder pain.

  Recruiting Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University · Zonguldak · NCT07885215

• Virtual Reality-Based Hypnotherapy to Help Pain, Sleep, and Mood in Spinal Cord Injury

  Adults with spinal cord injury will try adding short VR-based hypnotherapy sessions to their standard physiotherapy to see if it reduces pain and improves sleep and mood.

  Recruiting Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital · Istanbul, Istanbul · NCT07846410

• Telephone-Coached Sleep Bibliotherapy for Dementia Caregivers

  This study tests whether an 8-week, telephone-guided sleep self-help program helps informal caregivers of people with dementia sleep better.

  Recruiting The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Hung Hom, Kowloon · NCT07826663

• Sleep detection in long-term care residents

  This study tests how well contactless sleep sensors track sleep patterns in older adults living in long-term care facilities.

  Recruiting Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences · Sankt Gallen, St.Gallen · NCT07819409

How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.