Trial reportChinese journal of integrative medicine2022
Reducing Labor Anxiety with Auriculotherapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study.
Trial report in Chinese journal of integrative medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06678893 (Pilor Trial of Auricular Acupuncture for Latent Labor-Related Pain and Anxiety), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Pilor Trial of Auricular Acupuncture for Latent Labor-Related Pain and Anxiety
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Auricular bean embedding improves urination in epidural labor analgesia: A single center randomized controlled study.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2023Trial
- Potential of Auriculotherapy in Pain, Edema and Anxiety Management Following Orthognathic Surgery: A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled and Triple-Blind Study.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2026Article
- Comparison of two methods of complementary medicine on postoperative pain and anxiety: A randomized clinical trial.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- The Effect of Midwife-Based Listening Visit on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Among Mothers of Premature Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Randomized Clinical Trial Study.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate the effect of auriculotherapy on reducing labor anxiety.
methodsIn this randomized clinical trial, 166 nulliparous pregnant women admitted to the Labor Ward of Izadi Hospital in Qom, Iran were included and assigned to two groups by randomized block design. In the intervention group (83 cases), auriculotherapy in "Shenmen, Thalamic, Zero, Brain, and Brain stem" was performed in dilatations of 4, 6 and 8 cm, between the contractions for 30 s in both ears at interval 1 h. While the control group received routine care. The Spielberger Inventory were completed pre- and post-interventions.
resultsThe auriculotherapy was effective to reduce anxiety state in the intervention group compared to the control group (P=0.001). The score of state anxiety in the intervention group reduced for 7.0, 8.0 and 11.0 U in 4, 6, and 8 cm dilatations after the intervention. The score of trait anxiety in the intervention group reduced for 3.8, 4.0 and 8.3 U in 4, 6, and 8 cm dilatations after the intervention. There was no significant difference of delivery mode and newborns' weight and Apgar score between groups (P>0.05). No adverse postpartum outcome such as hemorrhage has been observed in both groups.
conclusionSince most women are anxious during labor, it seems that auriculotherapy can be an easy and safe method to reduce labor anxiety. (Trial registration No. irct20121230011944n4).
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