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The Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Lactating Women’s Sexual Function

The Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Lactating Women’s Sexual Function

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20190626044028N1
Enrollment
76
Registered
2019-08-16
Start date
2019-09-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-10-07

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

Conditions

Sexual Dysfunction. Sexual dysfunction not due to a substance or known physiological condition

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: acupressure group: The trained researcher first cleaned both auricle with 75% alcohol and then sticks the vaccaria seeds with non-latex adhesives tape on the 5th po

Sponsors

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The Desire to Participate in the Study Being Primipara Having Lactation Having term and singleton Baby Being in the First Year after Childbirth Having a Natural Auricle Without Lesion, Wounds and Pain on the Auricle Being Iranian Ability to read and write Availability During the Study Period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Being Away from the Spouse Polygamous Husband Complications in Pregnancy and Postpartum The History of Mental and Physical Illness (Self-Declaration and Examination of a Person's Health Record) Postpartum Depression detected by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Substance Abuse in the Person or her Husband A History of Using Acupressure in the Last Three Months A History of Diseases Affecting the Sexual Function of a Woman or her Husband such as Premature Ejaculation, Cardiovascular, Psychiatric, Thyroid Disease and All Types of Cancers and Genital Trauma Use of Drugs That Affect Sexual Function Such as Psychoactive, Cardiovascular, Nervous and Hormonal Drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sexual Function. Timepoint: Sexual Function Measurement at the beginning of the study (before intervention) ,immidiate, 1 and 2 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Sexual Function Score in Female Sexual Function Index.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sexual quality of life. Timepoint: before, 1 and 2 month after intervention. Method of measurement: questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSanaz Barghamadi

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

s.barghamadi@qums.ac.ir+98 21 7713 4704

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026