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Auricular Acupressure for Reducing Postoperative Emergence Agitation in Preschool Children

NCT07472764 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2026-03-16

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Summary

This study investigates whether auricular acupressure can reduce postoperative emergence agitation among preschool children following adenoidectomy.

Conditions

  • Emergence Agitation

Interventions

DEVICE

Auricular acupressure

Auricular acupressureis a non-invasive technique derived from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), where small seeds (typically from Vaccaria segetalis plants) or magnetic beads are attached to specific points on the outer ear using adhesive tape. The location of acupoints was determined in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) International Standard Terminologies for Auricular Acupuncture, as specified in WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region (ISBN 978-92-9061-248-7).

DEVICE

sham auricular acupressure

For children in the sham stimulation group, we followed the same consultation and auricular point localization procedures, but no Vaccaria seed pressure stimulation was applied. Instead, only an adhesive patch of identical appearance was affixed to the skin.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Beijing Tongren Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Guyan Wang · Beijing Tongren Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-01
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-09-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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