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

Application of pestle acupuncture on patients with lactation insufficiency after cesarean section

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000039752
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-11-08
Start date
2020-11-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-02-16

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Conditions

lactation insufficiency

Interventions

control group:routine treatment

Sponsors

Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

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

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.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
hypogalactia symptom score;PRL;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
TCM syndrome score;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactMa Xiaoqing

School of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

2628973919@qq.com+86 13618066313

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 16, 2026