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The effect of pestle acupuncture for patients with lactation insufficiency after cesarean section: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
lactation insufficiency
Registration Number
ITMCTR2100004441
Lead Sponsor
Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

1. Women diagnosed as postpartum lactation within 48 hours of delivery;
2. Women older than 20 years and less than 40 years old;
3. Women delivered by cesarean section in hospital from 37 weeks of pregnancy to less than 42 weeks of pregnancy;
4. Newborn health, Apgar score 8-10;
5. Postoperative hospital stay >= 7 days, can ensure the completion of 5 treatments;
6. Postpartum women willing to breastfeed;
7. Signed informed consent and volunteered to participate in this research.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Those who do not exhaust or eat after cesarean section;
2. Abnormal breast development, breast feeding difficulties caused by a history of mastitis, sunken nipples and chapped nipples;
3. Patients with severe primary diseases such as cardiovascular, liver, kidney, thyroid diseases and hematopoietic system, mental patients;
4. Pregnant women with complications such as diabetes and hypertension;
5. Patients with postpartum hemorrhage and history of allergy.
6. Postpartum patients who have taken drugs for postpartum milk deficiency or drugs that affect the secretion of hormones in the body;
7. Patients with skin allergy and intolerance to therapeutic stimulation.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
PRL;hypogalactia symptom score;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
TCM syndrome score;
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