The effects of auricular acupressure in elders with essential hypertension

The effects of auricular acupressure on blood pressure, stress, and sleep in elders with essential hypertension

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0007364

Enrollment

Registered

2022-06-08

Start date

2020-11-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-06-27

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(auricular acupressure) : The criteria for selecting the subjects were the following: ? Elderly people who were over 65 but under 85 years of age ? Those who were diagnosed with essential hypert

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Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Elderly people who were over 65 but under 85 years of age - Those who were diagnosed with essential hypertension - Those with clear consciousness (candidates who scored less than 9 points on the Mini-Mental State Examination-Dementia Screening—MMSE-DS) - Those who have not experienced applying auricular acupressure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Those who had lesions or tape reactions in both ears - Those who were receiving other complementary and alternative therapies (aromatherapy, hand acupuncture, etc.) - Those who were taking medicinal sleep aids

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
blood pressure	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
pulse rate;heart rate variability;actigraphy;PSQI (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHyojung Park

Ewha Womens University

hyojungp@ewha.ac.kr+82-2-3277-2824

Outcome results