Status:
UNKNOWN
The Effect of Auricular Acupressure on the Improvement of Anxiousness, Depression and Heart Rate Variability in Stroke Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Cathay General Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Conditions:
Post-stroke Depression
Auricular Acupressure
Eligibility:
All Genders
20+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Heart rate variability (HRV) in post-stroke patients are closely related to patient mortality, neurological deterioration and overall prognosis. Anxiety and depression will demotivate the patients' wi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- over 20 years old
- Within 24 hours of arriving at the hospital with the first symptoms of stroke
- Hemorrhagic stroke:nontraumatic hemorrhagic stroke and Intracerebral Hemorrhage score 0-1
- Infarct stroke:National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale less than 30
- Able to express themselves through oral or written communication
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Score equal to or greater than 11
Exclusion
- Previous diagnosis of arrhythmia
- Mental illness, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or possible complete paralysis on imaging
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hemorrhage, epidural hemorrhage
- Patients with acute myocardial infarction
- There is a wound or lesion at the ear auricular point
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 14 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 13 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05241782
Start Date
May 14 2021
End Date
August 13 2022
Last Update
February 16 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Cathay General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 106