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Laser Acupuncture Improves Constipation for Critical Care Nurses During the COVlD-19 Pandemic

NCT05025436 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2021-08-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

According to the "Survey on Colon Pouch Problems and Living Settlements" conducted by the Taiwan Cancer Foundation in 2017, 48% of office workers have constipation problems. The proportion of medical staff is high, especially in acute and severe units. The reason is high work pressure. , Life tension and other characteristics. In western medicine, enemas or stool softening drugs are often used in clinical treatment. This kind of treatment treats the symptoms but not the root cause. In addition, long-term use can easily cause damage to the intestinal nerves and become dependent on drugs. Systematic literature points out that the use of acupoint stimulation can effectively increase spontaneous defecation and promote bowel movements, but there is no conclusion on the effective acupuncture points. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to use precise acupoint stimulation to improve the constipation problem of nursing staff in emergency and intensive care units.

This study adopts a single-blind randomized controlled Cross-over trial. Take the emergency department of a medical center in the north as the research site, and take the nursing staff of the emergency and intensive care unit with constipation as the research object. The experimental group received precise acupoint care, and the control group received routine care. After a 2-week pause, the two groups crossed. Use questionnaires to collect basic patient data (basic attributes and Chinese medical physique, etc.), and assess the intestinal tract. Data analysis uses IBM SPSS 22.0 software for descriptive statistical analysis and inferential statistical analysis, and p\<0.05 is regarded as statistically significant.

Conditions

  • Nurse

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupoint stimulation with low energy laser (Erger laser pen)

Each subject was given the same main acupoints (5 acupoints) and physique matching acupoints (1-2 acupoints) interventional low-energy laser (Erger laser pen) acupoint stimulation, set wavelength 810nm +/-10%, The power is 200mW, and the Bahr parameter (B2: 1199 Hz; B3: 2398 Hz) module is selected according to the acupoints. The treatment time is 30 seconds per acupoint, and the treatment dose is 3 joules per acupoint three times a week. After a period of 4 weeks, after a 2-week pause, After the two groups crossed for 4 weeks, each subject was given the same main acupoints (5 acupoints) and physique matching acupoints (1-2 acupoints) with low-energy laser (Erjie laser pen) acupoint stimulation. Set wavelength 810nm +/-10%, power 200mW, select Bahr parameter (B2: 1199 Hz; B3: 2398 Hz) module according to acupoints, treatment time is 30 seconds per acupoint, and treatment dose is 3 joules per acupoint three times a week for a period of time 4 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hui-Yu Lin

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-04
Primary Completion
2022-02-28
Completion
2022-02-28

Countries

  • Taiwan

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