The effect of auricular acupressure on anxiety and pain

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsIranian Registry of Clinical Trials
Year 2020
INTERVENTION: Intervention 1: Intervention group: the patients in the intervention group receive acupressure at the Shenmen point in the upper wall of the ear cavity.The method of applying pressure to the units under study in the intervention group is that the researcher pushes the finger using the index finger on the stench of the ear for two minutes so that the person feels heavy, warm, or numb. Intervention 2: Intervention group: The sham group receives acupressure treatment in a false point;which is not effective according to acupressure philosophy. This point is at the beginning of the ear cavity. Intervention 3: control group: only receive the routine care about pain relief. CONDITION: Burns and corrosions. ; Burns and corrosions T20‐T32 PRIMARY OUTCOME: Anxiety. Timepoint: 30 minutes before the intervention, immediately after the dressing, 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes after. Method of measurement: Burn specific Pain Anxiety Scale. Pain. Timepoint: 30 minutes before the intervention, immediately after the dressing, 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes after. Method of measurement: visual analouge scale. SECONDARY OUTCOME: Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 60 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Barometer device. Pulse. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 60 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Touch. INCLUSION CRITERIA: aged over 18, alert, unintentional burns of grade 2 and 3 less than 35%, being in the acute phase of burn,The absence of a history of mental disorders, including depression and anxiety, Having a natural auricle without legion and pain, Lack of use of acupressure in the past, no burns on face, neck, and ears.
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First added on: Apr 22, 2021