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APA on Sleep Quality in Women With PCOS

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Xiamen University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Treatments

Other: Auricular point acupressure (APA)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06009172
XMYY-2022KY055-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) appear to have an increased frequency of sleep problems. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of auricular point acupressure (APA) pressure on sleep quality in women with PCOS.

Full description

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent disorder affecting 5-18% of reproductive-age women. In recent years, women with PCOS appear to have an increased frequency of sleep problems, and the prevalence of poor sleep in PCOS is high at 31%. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of auricular point acupressure (APA) pressure on sleep quality in women with PCOS. We verified the effect of APA pressure on sleep quality, quality of life, anxiety level, sex hormone indexes, and biochemical indexes in two groups after the intervention. So as to provide a sleep management strategy in PCOS women for future clinical practice guidelines.

Enrollment

88 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 40 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Subjects were included if they

  1. were aged between 18-40 years old;
  2. met the clinical diagnostic criteria of Western and Chinese medicine for PCOS with sleep disorders;
  3. were evaluated by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale (PSQI) and had a score ≥ 7 points;
  4. did not participate in other clinical trials.

Subjects were excluded if they

  1. had a serious organic condition such as cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, liver, or kidney disease;
  2. had acute gynecological inflammation, gynecological tumors, or reproductive system malformations;
  3. had severe anxiety, depression, or other mental illnesses;
  4. were pregnant;
  5. had used sleeping and sedative drugs in the past month;
  6. were allergic to ear point tape;
  7. had local rupture of the skin at the selected ear point;
  8. refused to fill out questionnaires and sign informed consent forms.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

88 participants in 2 patient groups

APA group
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: Auricular point acupressure (APA)
Control group
No Intervention group

Trial contacts and locations

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