Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Sleep Quality in Nurses

NCT06833710 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 24MMHIS490e
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 64
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Improving Sleep Quality in Nurses. Adopting a quasi-experimental research design and convenience sampling, nursing staff from a northern medical center who scored 5 or higher on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale were selected as research subjects. Eligible participants were assigned to either the experimental group (auricular acupoint sticking) or the control group (no intervention).Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale were measured on the day of application, as well as during the fourth and eighth weeks. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 29.0 for Windows.

Conditions

Auricular Acupressure 、Nurses、Sleep Quality

Keywords

Auricular Acupressure; Nurses; Sleep Quality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale

  The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index includes seven factors: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance, use of sleeping pills, and daytime dysfunction.

  one year

Study Arms (1)

Auricular Acupressure

EXPERIMENTAL

In the experimental group, the Shenmen point (MA-TF1) and Xin point (Xin MA) on both ears were treated with Wangbuliuxing seeds. Initially, the seeds were applied to the left ear for seven days, after which they were switched to the corresponding acupoints on the right ear. Following application, the seeds were pressed daily, once after each meal, with each acupoint being stimulated for 1 minute. The Chinese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale were measured on the day of application, as well as during the fourth and eighth weeks

Other: Auricular Acupressure

Interventions

Auricular Acupressure OTHER

In the experimental group, the Shenmen point (MA-TF1) and Xin point (Xin MA) on both ears were treated with Wangbuliuxing seeds. Initially, the seeds were applied to the left ear for seven days, after which they were switched to the corresponding acupoints on the right ear. Following application, the seeds were pressed daily, once after each meal, with each acupoint being stimulated for 1 minute

Auricular Acupressure

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Aged 18
• Nurses whose score on Pittsburgh Scale is greater than 5.
• Those who are conscious, can communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese, and answer the questionnaires in writing or orally, agree to participate in this study and sign the subject consent form.

You may not qualify if:

• People with mental illness
• infection or skin breakouts around the ears

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mackay Memorial Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Taiwan Presbyterian Church Mackay Medical Foundation Mackay Memorial Hospital

Taipei, 104217, Taiwan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders

Central Study Contacts

Liu-Ya Wu

CONTACT

25433535; yy.d528@mmh.org.tw

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Mackay Memorial Hospital

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 12, 2025
• First Posted: February 19, 2025
• Study Start: February 2, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2025
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: February 19, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)