Effect and Mechanism of Auricular Acupressure on Functional Dyspepsia With Insomnia

NCT06466044 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 82

Last updated 2025-07-01

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Summary

Functional dyspepsia refers to a chronic digestive system disease with upper abdominal symptoms originating from the gastroduodenal region, and after clinical examination, including upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, the organic diseases causing the above symptoms are excluded. According to Rome IV standard, functional dyspepsia can be divided into two categories: postprandial discomfort syndrome and epigastric pain syndrome. FD not only seriously affects the quality of life of patients, but also causes a heavy social and economic burden. Therefore, active prevention and treatment of FD, especially PDS, has become an unavoidable problem in clinic.

Epidemiological investigation shows that about 30% FD patients have many negative emotions such as insomnia, anxiety and depression, and many anti-negative emotional drugs themselves can cause gastrointestinal side effects, which are considered to be the key reasons for the recurrence of symptoms. In recent years, people have paid more and more attention to the brain-gut axis. Microbial-intestinal-brain axis can also affect brain function by releasing neurotransmitters and inflammatory mediators. In addition, the interaction between bile acids and intestinal microflora may also affect the normal function of the intestine. However, the relationship between specific bile acids, microflora and functional dyspepsia is still uncertain.

At present, the effective and safe treatment methods for FD with insomnia are still very limited. In recent years, Auricular Acupressure has obvious advantages in treating FD with insomnia. This study plans to study the clinical efficacy and mechanism of Auricular Acupressure on functional dyspepsia with insomnia. Provide more treatment methods and ideas for clinicians, popularize and apply green diagnosis and treatment methods, bring good news to more patients, and produce remarkable economic and social benefits

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Auricular acupressure in concha area

The method of pressing beans on auricular points is based on the meridian theory and viscera theory in the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, combined with the knowledge of modern medical anatomy, and from the perspective of syndrome differentiation and treatment, relevant auricular points are selected, and appropriate stimulation such as kneading, pressing, pinching and pressing is given to the seeds of Vaccaria seed attached to the concha auricularis, so that the auricular points can produce acid, numbness, swelling and pain slowly and continuously. For therapeutic purposes.

BEHAVIORAL

Auricular acupressure in earlobe

The auricular point pressing bean method is based on the meridian theory and viscera theory in the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, combined with the knowledge of modern medical anatomy, and from the perspective of syndrome differentiation and treatment, the relevant auricular points are selected, and the seeds attached to the ear lobe, which is the least innervated part of vagus nerve, are given appropriate stimulation such as kneading, pressing, pinching and pressing, so that the auricular points produce acid, numbness, swelling and pain slowly and continuously. For therapeutic purposes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wu JianNong, doctor · The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-15
Primary Completion
2024-12-31
Completion
2025-02-20

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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