The effects of auricular acupressure on low back pain, neuropathy and sleep in patients with lumbar spine surgery.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0008018

Enrollment

Registered

2022-12-20

Start date

2022-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-01-10

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(Auricular Acupressure) : For this study, she completed a specialized course in auricular acupressure conducted by the Korean Nurses Association of Complementary and Alternative Therapy and obta

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The selection criteria for subjects are: (a) those who are over the age of 18 and have undergone one or more spinal surgeries; (b) those who have Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) on back and leg pain over 3 points and persistent pain for more than 3 months; (c) those who have neuropathy (DN4) more than 4; (d) those who have Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score higher than 5 points; and (e) those who can read and respond to the questionnaires.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria are: (a) those who take sleeping pills and depression medications; (b) those who have been diagnosed of diabetes; (c) cancer patients receiving chemotherapy; (d) those who are currently undergoing or have experience with other complementary and alternative therapies; or (e) those who have ear inflammation or are allergic to band-aids and other bandages.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
PAIN;Neuropathy	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYunmi Lim

Samsung Medical Center

yunmimail@naver.com+82-2-3410-2997

Outcome results