Sleep disturbance
Conditions
Interventions
intervention group:Varccaria seeds auricular acupressure
intervention group:Magnetic pellets auricular acupressure
sham-control group:sham auricular acupressure
Sponsors
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The Inclusion criterion include: (1) Participation in regular sport training for at least 15 hours per week or not less than 4 days; (2) age between 18-35 years old; (3) BMI = 22.9; (4) has pain over the low pain region for more than 3 months; (5) Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index >5.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who are presenting with infection, inflammation, or wound in the ear, having undergone a previous energy therapy within three months, undergoing physical therapy treatments, taking medications that would interfere with the heart rate variability recording (e.g., calcium channel blockers), alter the activity of the autonomous nervous system (e.g., psychotropic antidepressant drugs), or influence the perception of pain (e.g., opioids), will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Belun sleep ring;Athletes Disability Index;Creatine kinase;Visual Analogue Scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactFu Siu Ngor
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, PolyU
Outcome results
None listed