Effect of acupressure and auriculotherapy, on some gastrointestinal disorders

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Condition 1: Constipation. Condition 2: Heartburn.; Constipation; Heartburn

• Registration Number: IRCT201511022889N7
• Lead Sponsor: Isfahan Research Department of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 105

Inclusion Criteria

pregnant women 40-18 years ; People with constipation and heartburn, constipation and heartburn severity of the questionnaire RDQ, low and medium ; lack of underlying disease (previous gastrointestinal diseases, endocrine diseases and serious diseases - kidney, heart and liver) ;
Lack of methods to cam over the past month ; Lack of infertility and use of ART ; Lack of constipation-inducing drugs and causing heartburn during pregnancy (benzodiazepines, tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, calcium channel blockers) ; absence of any pregnancy complications and obstetric pregnant women ; Control group: at least 20 minutes of walking and eating six servings of vegetables and lack of hard work and lack of sleep after eating.
Exclusion criteria:
unwillingness to continue the study at any time of the study ; failure to perform or forgetfulness mother for many acupressure in two days ; Application of the cam during the study ; downtime midwives for pregnant women or hospitalization for any reason.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Constipation. Timepoint: Baseline / 10 days and 1 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire constipation severity.;Heartburn. Timepoint: Baseline / 10 days and 1 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire severity of heartburn RDQ.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Constipation. Timepoint: 10 days and 1 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire constipation severity.;Heartburn. Timepoint: 10 days and 1 month after intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire severity of heartburn RDQ.