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Acupressure for Pain and Anxiety After Cesarean Section

NCT07805720 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-09-04

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether acupressure combined with standard post-operative modern medical care can reduce pain and anxiety in postpartum women after cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does acupressure combined with standard care reduce post-cesarean pain more effectively than sham acupressure with standard care?
* Does the combined approach reduce post-cesarean anxiety levels more effectively than sham acupressure with standard care?
* What adverse effects may occur in participants receiving acupressure? Researchers will compare acupressure combined with standard care to sham acupressure combined with standard care to determine whether the active intervention provides additional benefits.

Participants will:

* Receive acupressure (or sham acupressure at non-therapeutic points) for 3 days.
* Receive standard post-operative modern medical pain management and care as prescribed by the hospital.
* Be assessed for pain (VAS-P) and anxiety (VAS-A, STAI-Y1) at baseline (before intervention) and after 3 days of intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupressure

Manual massage and acupressure using techniques of rubbing (xoa) for 20-30 seconds, followed by pressing (an) for 5 seconds, kneading (day) for 5 seconds, and resting for 5 seconds, repeating for 2 minutes per point. A total of 15 minutes for 6 bilateral points (Hegu \[LI4\], Neiguan \[PC6\], Sanyinjiao \[SP6\]) will be performed once daily for 3 consecutive days. All procedures will be performed by a licensed traditional medicine physician following standardized protocols.

PROCEDURE

Sham Acupressure

Sham acupressure using identical techniques (xoa, day, an), duration (3 days), and instructions at 3 bilateral non-therapeutic points: Sham Hegu (on the back of the hand, 1 thon from the midpoint between index and middle fingers), Sham Neiguan (inner forearm, 2 thon from wrist crease and 1.5 thon towards the radial side), and Sham Sanyinjiao (3 thon above the medial malleolus, then 1.5 thon posterior on the Achilles tendon). All procedures will be performed by a licensed traditional medicine physician.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dieu Huong Truong · University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-25
Primary Completion
2026-05-10
Completion
2026-05-10

Countries

  • Vietnam

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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