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Evaluation the Effect of Auriculotherapy on Post-Cesarean Section Anxiety

Evaluation the Effect of Auriculotherapy on Post-Cesarean Section Anxiety in women admitted to the postpartum ward

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20210607051505N1
Enrollment
66
Registered
2021-06-23
Start date
2021-07-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-07-12

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Conditions

Anxiety. Other specified anxiety disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 2 times Auriculotherapy on the first day and 2 times an intervention on the second day after cesarean section / Vacaria herbal seeds will be pasted in 6 points rela

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor of Guilan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Signing informed written consent Having minimum literacy rate Term and singleton pregnancy Having healthy neonate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Speech, hearing or mental problems that prevent communication with the researcher Medical and obstetric disorders Migraines Starting labor pain History of Auriculotherapy Sores, cysts or moles on the ears Smoking, hookah, alcohol and sedatives Intense emotional excitement of the mother in the last 6 months, including: separation from her husband, loss of a family member, accidents or unfortunate events for herself or a loved one Emergency caesarean section People who have had unsuccessful spinal anesthesia followed by general anesthesia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
State and trait anxiety scores in the Spielberg er questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 2 and 10 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: The method of measuring the anxiety outcome variable is the Spielberg er overt and covert anxiety questionnaire. This tool contains 40 items, 20 of which are related to overt anxiety and 20 items are related to latent anxiety.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSomayeh Sharifi Pirjel

Guilan University of Medical Sciences

som.sharifi@gmail.com+98 13 3355 5056

Outcome results

None listed

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