The effectiveness of pressing acupoints on the ears improves sleep quality of midlife and older women

Effectiveness of auricular acupoint stimulation on modulating biomarkers to improve sleep quality of midlife and older women

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ITMCTR

Registry ID

ITMCTR2023000070

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2023-12-07

Start date

2021-01-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-12-18

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Conditions

sleep quality

Interventions

sham group:press on magnetic pellets

control group:no specific intervention

acupoint group:auricular acupressure

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

40 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. females aged equal or over 40 years; 2. self-reported having sleep problems for over 1 month; 3. is able to attach stainless-steel pellets on ears by self or others; and 4. agreed to press on the stainless-steel pellets on ears by following the standard process.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. taking sleeping medicines including over-the-counter products; 2. having mental or psychological disease/disorder; 3. being currently drug or alcohol-addicted; and 4. being pregnant or breastfeeding.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
sleep quality;severity of insomnia;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
stress;fatigue level;biomarkers;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactChing-Yu Cheng

Chang Gung University of Science and Technology

cycheng@mail.cgust.edu.tw+886955910793

Outcome results

None listed

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