The effect of auriculotherapy on sleep quality

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: sleep disorder.
VI Diseases of the nervous system , Sleep disorders , Disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep [insomnias], Disorders of excessive somnolence [hypersomnias] Disorders of the sleep-wake schedule. Sleep apnoea ,Narcolepsy and cataplexy , Other sleep
G47G47.0

Registration Number: IRCT20200613047756N1

Lead Sponsor: Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 41

Inclusion Criteria

Amenorrhea for at least 12 months
Ages 60-45
Get a score of more than 5 from the Pittsburgh Questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria

Having a known underlying disease (heart, kidney, thyroid, hypertension, diabetes, etc.)
The emergence of any physical or mental illness during research that causes sleep disorders
Use of hormone therapy, Armatase inhibitors, clonidine and antidepressants, sleeping pills during the last three months and during the study
Consumption of alcohol and addictive substances and tobacco
Severe uterine bleeding
Loss of a relative during the last 6 months and during the study
Use of other traditional therapies and complementary medicine in the last 4 weeks during the study
Emergence of significant change in unpredictable sleep conditions, including travel, relocation
Take any herbal or chemical sleeping pills
Having edema and inflammation in both ears

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sleep quality score in the Pittsburgh questionnaire. Timepoint: Completion of the questionnaire then 4 weeks of intervention with the Auriculotherapy device and re-completion of the questionnaire. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sleep Mental Quality Score in the Pittsburgh Questionnaire. Timepoint: Completion of the questionnaire, then 4 weeks of intervention with the Auricotherapy device, then re-completion of the questionnaire. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Questionnaire.;Sleep efficiency score on the Pittsburgh questionnaire. Timepoint: Completion of the questionnaire, then 4 weeks of intervention with the Auricotherapy device, then re-completion of the questionnaire. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Questionnaire.;Daily Performance Disorder Score in the Pittsburgh Questionnaire. Timepoint: Completion of the questionnaire, then 4 weeks of intervention with the Auricotherapy device, then re-completion of the questionnaire. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Questionnaire.