Acupuncture for Breast Engorgement During Lactation

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-18

Study Completion Date

2018-06-26

Brief Summary

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Breast engorgement which may manifest swell, throb, and cause mild to extreme pain is the common difficulty for breast feeding woman. It occurs in the mammary glands due to expansion and pressure exerted by the synthesis and storage of breast milk and it usually happens when the breasts switch from colostrums to mature milk. However, engorgement can also happen if lactating women miss several nursing and not enough milk is expressed from the breasts. It can be exacerbated by insufficient breastfeeding and/or blocked milk ducts. Engorgement may lead to mastitis and untreated engorgement puts pressure on the milk ducts, often causing a plugged duct.

According the meridian theory, the investigators propose the acupuncture treatment for patients of breast engorgement.

The investigators will include 60 patients and measure the acupuncture effect. The inclusion criteria are women with breast engorgement and 20 years old or older. Exclusion standards are patients with: 1. diabetes mellitus 2. Psychological disease or mental illness 3. Fever \> 38 degrees Celsius 4. Mastitis 5.analgetics or anti - inflammatory agents used 6. ultrasound therapy applied

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Engorgement

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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treatment

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

acupuncture

Intervention Type DEVICE

Device: acupuncture Acupuncture is the treatment which balances qi and blood by inserting needles into the acupoints of the meridians in human body.

Interventions

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acupuncture

Device: acupuncture Acupuncture is the treatment which balances qi and blood by inserting needles into the acupoints of the meridians in human body.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* women with breast engorgement and 20 years old or older

Exclusion Criteria

* patients with:

1. diabetes mellitus
2. psychological disease or mental illness
3. Fever \> 38 degrees Celsius
4. Mastitis
5. analgesics or anti - inflammatory agents used
6. ultrasound therapy applied

Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes