The effect of acupuncture on preoperative anxiety in pregnant women candidate for elective cesarean section

A sham-controlled trial of acupuncture on preoperative anxiety in pregnant women candidate for elective cesarean section

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017053034237N1

Enrollment

100

Registered

2017-06-05

Start date

2017-05-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

anxiety before cesarean section. Phobic anxiety disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Inserting 5-7 sterile acupuncture needle with sizes 13-15 or 25 on true acupoints and maintaining them for 25-30 minutes. Intervention 2: Control group: Inserting 5

Treatment - Drugs

Intervention group: Inserting 5-7 sterile acupuncture needle with sizes 13-15 or 25 on true acupoints and maintaining them for 25-30 minutes

Control group: Inserting 5-7 sterile acupuncture needle with sizes 13-15 or 25 on superficially not in real acupuncture points and maintaining them 25-30

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women candidate for elective cesarean section Exclusion criteria: Opium addiction; history of chronic disease

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Amsterdam Anxiety questionnier.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehrasa Heydari

Islamic Azad University of Shahrood

m.heydari@iau-shahrood.ac.ir+98 23 3239 1796

Outcome results

None listed

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