Auricular Acupressure on Improving Pain and Heart Variability in Patients After Cervical Spine Surgery

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cervical Spine Surgery; Auricular Acupressure

Treatments: Other: standard ward care; Procedure: auricular acupressure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06087380

2021-09-008B

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of auricular acupressure in improving post-cervical spine surgery pain and heart rate variability in patients.

Full description

This study adopts a quasi-experimental research design, where a medical center in northern Taiwan served as the enrollment location. Both the experimental group and the control group received standard ward care. The experimental group commenced auricular acupressure intervention post-surgery. Questionnaire assessments and heart rate variability measurements were conducted in the experimental group on the first, second, third, and fourth days before discharge. The control group did not receive auricular acupressure and underwent only questionnaire assessments and heart rate variability testing. Measurement tools included the McGill Pain Questionnaire and the Heart Master wrist-worn physiological monitor.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Those who are over 20 years old and have undergone cervical spine surgery.
2. Those who have clear consciousness and can communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
3. Patients who have undergone cervical spine surgery and have no complications (such as wound infection or postoperative limb mobility impairment) disability).
4. Those who are willing to cooperate with ear acupuncture and heart rate variability testing.
5. Those who agree to participate in the research and sign the consent form.
6. The skin of the auricle is intact and has no deformation, defects or allergies.-

Exclusion criteria

1. Those who use self-controlled pain control (PCA) after surgery.
2. Those diagnosed with mental illness or cognitive impairment.
3. Those who are transferred to the intensive care unit after surgery.
4. Those who use breathing aids.
5. Those with major chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease or cancer.
6. Those who develop delirium after surgery.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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62 participants in 2 patient groups

Arms and Interventions

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group A total of 32 patients to undergo auricular acupuncture interventional

Treatment:

Procedure: auricular acupressure

Other: standard ward care

No Intervention: Control group:

Other group

Description:

The control group total 30 patients No interventions implemented

Treatment:

Other: standard ward care