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Auricular Pressure for Postoperative Pain After Hemorrhoidectiomy: a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT04111081 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2020-02-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Auricular pressure is effective for postoperative analgesia after hemorrhoidectomy, but the evidence is not sufficient.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Auricular pressure

Select related auricular points: Shenmen(TF4), sympathetic(AH6a), rectum(HX2), anus(HX5), stomach(CO4), subcortical(AT4). The auricle skin of the patient was disinfected 24 hours after the operation, and wanghuoxing seed will be used for stimulation. Ask patients press every two hours for one minute at each point. When the pain is severe, do pressure compressions at each point for 2 minutes once hour.

OTHER

Shame auricular pressure

Select unrelated auricular points: eye(LO5), occipital(AT3), tonsil(LO7,8,9), lower auricular root(R3), dorsum auricular kidney(P5) and dorsum auricular lung(P2). The auricle skin of the patient was disinfected 24 hours after the operation, and wanghuoxing seed will be used for stimulation. Ask patients press every two hours for one minute at each point. When the pain is severe, do pressure compressions at each point for 2 minutes once hour.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hui Zheng, PhD · Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-03-01
Primary Completion
2021-07-01
Completion
2021-07-01

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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