Clinical trial NCT06087380: Auricular Acupressure on Improving Pain and Heart Variability in Patients After Cervical Spine Surgery
Official title: The Effectiveness of Auricular Acupressure on Improving Pain and Heart Variability in Patients After Cervical Spine Surgery
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Auricular Acupressure
Cervical Spine Surgery
Keywords: cervical spine surgery
post-operative pain
auricular acupressure
heart variability.
Lead sponsor: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
First posted: 2023-10-17
Enrollment: 62
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: 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.

Detailed 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.

Eligibility criteria: 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.

Primary outcomes:
measure: short-form Questionnaire McGill Pain, SF-MPQ)
timeFrame: post op 1-4 day
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Heart Rhythm Master Wrist Physiological Monitor
timeFrame: post op 1-4 day
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Taipei
country: Taiwan
facility: Taipei veterans general hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
name: Ying Yin Liu, Master
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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