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Effect of cheek acupuncture therapy on postoperative analgesia after cesarean section and postpartum depression

Effect of cheek acupuncture therapy on postoperative analgesia after cesarean section and postpartum depression

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025001986
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-10-22
Start date
2025-10-31
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

postoperative analgesia after cesarean section and postpartum depression

Interventions

cheek acupuncture group:Buccal acupuncture therapy (bilateral head points, neck points, waist points, sacral points and Sanjiao points) was performed in PACU. The same buccal needle therapy was perfor
Control group:Standard postoperative pain and nursing treatment , but not cheek needle treatment.

Sponsors

Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center Liuzhou Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Term gestation (37-42 weeks); Women who were scheduled to undergo elective cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia; ASA II-III Aged 18 to 45 years;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Contraindications to spinal anesthesia Participant received antipsychotic or hypnotic medications, alcohol or drug abuse; Severe pregnancy complications (gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, heart disease, complete placenta previa, placental abruption, preeclampsia); Use of Sedative or analgesic drugs within 2 hours; Bleeding tendency; Facial diseases; There is an infection or abscess near the selected acupoint.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of postpartum depression, defined asEdinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale =10;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire,GAD-7;Pittsburgh sleep quality index,PSQI;Pain scores;Side effcets;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactMo Xiaofei

Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center Liuzhou Hospital

13560336485@163.com13560336485

Outcome results

None listed

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