Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Peri- and Early Postmenopausal Women with Anxiety: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, and Controlled Pilot Study
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Standards for reporting interventions in clinical trials of acupuncture (STRICTA 2010).
Acupoint rationale
(1) According to meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine. (2) MA-TF1 (ear shenmen), MA-AT1 (ear subcortex).
Acupressure detail
(1) Bilateral ear acupoints. (2) Four magnetic beads. (3) Magnetic beads on the skin surface in acupressure group (AG), and without magnetic beads in sham group. (4) Pressure feeling. (5) Alternating ears for 3 min at each point. (6) Magnet bead, 200 Gauss, Xiang Yu international Co., Ltd., Taiwan.
Treatment regimen
(1) Four times (after 3 meals and before bedtime) every day for 4 weeks.
Cointerventions
(1) None of herbs, moxibustion, cupping, massage, exercise, advice dietary or lifestyle modification.
Practitioner background
(1) License-certificated Chinese medical doctor with more than eight years of acupuncture experience.
