Effectiveness of Auricular Acupressure on the Methadone Patient

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Conditions:Effectiveness of Auricular Acupressure on the Methadone Patient
• Interventions: Other: Auricular pressure

• Registration Number: NCT05913830
• Lead Sponsor: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate the effect of auricular point sticking on constipation in patients with methadone

Detailed Description

This study is a randomized controlled trial, taking 72 methadone constipation patients from a hospital in the north as objects, and divided them into an auricular point group and a control group. The experimental group was given auricular point sticking, while the control group only used sticking cloth. The two groups were measured for constipation, TCM constitution, anxiety, depression and quality of life before the intervention and 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 6 weeks after the start.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-31
• Study Completion: 2023-03-31
• Study First Submitted: 2023-05-29
• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-06-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-13
• Study First Posted: 2023-06-22
• Last Update Posted: 2023-06-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

1. Methadone patients over 20 years old.
2. Those who have clear consciousness and can communicate in Chinese and Taiwanese.
3. The frequency of defecation is less than three times a week.
4. Willing to sign a written subject consent form.

Exclusions:

1. Those with wounds, broken skin, and blisters on the skin of both ears.
2. People with blood coagulation problems and related diseases, such as: purpura, hemophilia, etc.
3. Age <20 years old.
4. Subjects who use drugs to improve constipation.

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group:	Auricular pressure	Experimental Group A total of 36 methadone patients will receive auricular pressure

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The effect of intervention on depression and anxiety after auricular acupressure	six weeks	There was no significant difference in the scores of the Bayesian Anxiety Scale and depression between the experimental group and the control group at the 2nd week, 4th week and 6th week (p \> .05).
The effect of TCM constitution after the intervention of auricular acupressure	six weeks	The total score of the experimental group in the 2nd week and the 6th week was damp and hot (p \< .05); the experimental group had a significant difference in the decrease of the total score of the qi stagnation in the 4th week and the 6th week (p \< .05).
The effect of constipation after auricular acupressure	six weeks	There were significant between-group differences in Bristol Stool Type at Weeks 2, 4, and 6 between the two groups (p= .003, p \< .001, p \< .001, respectively). The distribution of Bristol Stool Types in the second week, the fourth week, and the sixth week of the above-mentioned auricular point sticking intervention in the two groups all had statistically significant differences.
Effect of Interventional Auricular Acupressure on Quality of Life for Constipation	six weeks	There were significant differences in the decrease of the total score of the experimental group in the 2nd week, 4th week and 6th week (p \< .05, p \< .001, p \< .001 respectively)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ya-Fang Lin; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan