IRCT20190625044009N2RecruitingUnknown
Determining the effect of ear acupressure on the severity and occurrence of constipation and related quality of life during the pregnancy: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial
Conditions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Unknown
- Status
- Recruiting
- Enrollment
- 144
Study Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 years to 35 years (—)
- Sex
- Female
Inclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant women aged 18-35 years at any gestational age
- •A singleton pregnancy with a normal and live embryo
- •Wanted pregnancy
- •Pregnancy constipation background based on the ROME III index
- •No record of chronic constipation and digestive disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, anal fissure, rectal prolapse, intestinal obstruction and skin disease
- •No record of infection and local lesion in the ear area
- •No recent use of pharmaceutical or non-pharmacological methods to reduce constipation
- •Not record of active or passive smoking
Exclusion Criteria
- •Suffering from chronic constipation, requiring medicine interventions (e.g., emollient, cassia, fig, hedge mustard, and Fusion herbal syrup)
- •Digestive disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome
- •Psychological treatment history (medicine and mental treatment)
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