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Survey the effect of auricular shenmen acupressure on occupational stress and cognitive resilience of nurses in intensive care units

Survey the effect of auricular shenmen acupressure on occupational stress and cognitive resilience of nurses in intensive care units: A parallel randomized clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20100114003064N17
Enrollment
157
Registered
2025-09-19
Start date
2025-10-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Condition 1: occupational stress. Condition 2: cognitive resilience.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: After assigning groups, first, in a face-to-face session, at the workplace (ICU of Imam Hussein Hospital and Bahar Shahroud), the researcher will teach each group o

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research of Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Have a bachelor's degree or higher. Have at least 6 months of clinical experience. Have full consent to participate in the study. Health in the ear area, free from wounds and any deformity. Elective departments are one of the special departments of Imam Hussein (AS) and Bahar Shahrood Hospital, including: ICU, CCU, emergency room, open heart ICU, neonatal intensive care, and pediatric intensive care.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Previous history of participating in acupressure sessions and simultaneously participating in similar supportive psychotherapy sessions. Skin sensitivity to alcohol and adhesives Use of acupressure or acupuncture in the past three months. Use of antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication No recent segment displacement. No stress experience in the past six months. Dialysis and recovery wards

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Occupation stress score in the Nursing Stress Scale (NSS) questionnaire. Timepoint: Measurement of job stress before the intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Nursing Stress Scale (NSS) questionnaire.;Cognitive resilience score in the CRS Cognitive Resilience Scale questionnaire. Timepoint: Measurement of cognitive resilience before the intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: CRS Cognitive Resilience Scale questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactEhsan Shojaei

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences

ehsaanshojaei@gmail.com+98 23 3254 3548

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026