Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
88 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-07-24
2023-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
SINGLE
Study Groups
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APA group
Auricular point acupressure (APA)
Auricular point acupressure (APA) is a method derived from Traditional Chinese Medicine. PCOS women in the APA group began to apply pressure on the first day of enrollment. Patients were instructed to press each acupuncture point 3 times a day for 30 times. The PCOS woman is then trained to go to the outpatient clinic every 5-7 days to change the auricular acupressure sticker. The intervention period was 4 weeks.
Control group
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Auricular point acupressure (APA)
Auricular point acupressure (APA) is a method derived from Traditional Chinese Medicine. PCOS women in the APA group began to apply pressure on the first day of enrollment. Patients were instructed to press each acupuncture point 3 times a day for 30 times. The PCOS woman is then trained to go to the outpatient clinic every 5-7 days to change the auricular acupressure sticker. The intervention period was 4 weeks.
Eligibility Criteria
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Exclusion Criteria
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.
18 Years
40 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of medicine, Xiamen university, Xiamen, China
Xiamen, Fujian, China
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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XMYY-2022KY055-01
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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