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Auricular Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain in Postmenopausal Women
Sponsor: Chia Fen Wu
Summary
Participants were recruited from two areas in southern Taiwan: the traditional Chinese medicine outpatient clinics at Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital and Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, as well as community-based traditional Chinese medicine clinics. Individuals interested in participating were interviewed in the research office on the same day. The inclusion criteria were: (1) women aged 50-65 years and (2) low back pain lasting longer than 12 weeks.
Official title: Effectiveness of Auricular Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain and Related Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
50 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
70
Start Date
2026-01-14
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2026-09-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
auricular acupressure
The experimental group received auricular acupressure at the Shenmen, Sympathetic, Subcortes, and Lower Back Points for four weeks.
sham auricular acupressure
the control group received auricular acupressure at the Stomach, Mouth, Duodenum, and Tonsil points for four weeks.
Locations (1)
100 Shih-Chuan 1st Rd.
Kaohsiung City, Sanmin District, Taiwan