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A study on the effectiveness and implementation barriers of auricular acupressure therapy for Dengue and Chikungunya

A study on the effectiveness and implementation barriers of auricular acupressure therapy for Dengue and Chikungunya

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025001979
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-10-22
Start date
2025-09-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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

Conditions

Dengue and Chikungunya

Interventions

Standard of Care and Auricular Acupressure Group:The combination of acupoints follows the selection requirements of ear acupoints to form a standard combination of acupoints, Standard of Care in accor
Standard of Care Group:In accordance with the provincial and municipal diagnosis and treatment guidelines

Sponsors

The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Age is over 18 years old and meets the diagnostic criteria of dengue fever/Chikungunya ; 2) no history of severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver and kidney dysfunction or blood diseases; 3) no severe cases of dengue fever/Chikungunya fever without complications.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with multi-organ dysfunction and fever cases caused by other reasons; 2) Patients with blood-related diseases and those with coagulation disorders; 3) Immunosuppressed individuals (organ transplant recipients, HIV-infected patients, long-term immunosuppressant users); 4) Patients with impaired consciousness; 5) Children and pregnant women; 6) Ear skin damage, infection, or eczema.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
body temperature;Headache Score;Joint pain score;Skin rash;Fatigue rating;number of episodes;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Patient hospital satisfaction score;HOD, hospital day;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXiaoxue Wei

The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University

850013000@qq.com13512761249

Outcome results

None listed

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