The effects of auricular acupressure on blood glucose, stress, and sleep in elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes and insomnia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0009524

Enrollment

Registered

2024-06-13

Start date

2024-04-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(auricular acupressure) : The auricular acupressure intervention period will be 8 weeks. The study will recruit 28 participants for the intervention group and 28 participants for the control gro

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Aged 65 years or older but less than 85 years old 2) Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus 3) Currently undergoing treatment with oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin 4) Mentally alert and capable of providing informed consent and completing questionnaires 5) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score greater than 5

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Currently taking sleeping pills 2) Diagnosed with mental disorders (depression, anxiety disorders) 3) Presence of ear lesions or tape allergies 4) Currently receiving other complementary and alternative therapies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
polysomnography, Alice PDx(Respironics Inc., USA) ;blood glucose;uBioMacpa (Bio sense, South Korea)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI);Perceived Stress Scale, PSS	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHyejin Lee

Ewha Womens University

lhj10087179@ewhain.net+82-2-3277-1725

Outcome results