Therapeutic effect of auricular point acupressure for patients after pterygium surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2000032490

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2020-04-29

Start date

2018-07-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-05-04

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Conditions

pterygium

Interventions

control group:Stick the adhesive tape without vaccaria seeds

auricular group:Stick the adhesive tape with vaccaria seeds

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

37 Years to 67 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients scheduled for elective outpatient pterygium surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with redness, skin damage and ulceration in the ear acupoint, long-term use of mental, narcotic drugs, previous eye surgery history, communication difficulties on Visual analogue scale (VAS).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain score;Corneal epithelial score;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLusha Cen

The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

cenlusa2@sina.com+86 13858094127

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 23, 2026