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Auricular Acupuncture on Fatigue, Energy and Well-Being in Intensive Care Nurses

NCT05855473 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2023-05-11

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Summary

Notably, no acupuncture intervention studies have aimed at reducing the fatigue level and increasing the energy of the nurses working in the ICU. For this reason, this study aims to investigate the effects of auricular acupuncture applied to nurses working in the ICU, who work at a critical point in patient care in our country, work with intense work tempo, experience excessive stress, tension, fatigue, and are open to psychosocial problems such as depression and burnout, on fatigue and energy levels. This study can significantly contribute to the literature on managing the physical and psychosocial issues associated with fatigue and that similar intervention programs can be expanded in working life. This study aimed to determine the effect of auricular acupuncture applied to intensive care nurses on fatigue, energy and well-being. This was a single-blind, randomized controlled clinical study. The study was conducted in three groups: semi-permanent needle acupuncture (intervention), seed acupuncture (intervention), and a control group.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Auricular acupuncture

The NADA protocol used in this study uses five specific points on the ear: Shen men, sympathetic autonomic, lung, liver, and kidney. Using this protocol, semi-permanent needles and seeds were placed unilaterally at five specific points in the ear by a specialist physician certified in acupuncture.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sakarya University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-12-15
Primary Completion
2023-03-15
Completion
2023-03-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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