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Study aim:
Determining the effect of auriculotherapy on the sleep disorder of mothers in the postpartum period.
Design:
A clinical trial with a randomized, parallel, one-sided control group on 52 primiparous women, where randomization is done in a block way.
Settings and conduct:
The study is carried out in the health centers of Qom city. In the intervention group, four points in both ears (relaxation, sleep, etc.) are stimulated with a manual Pointer, and then grainy labels (seeds) are stuck on those points, and mothers are taught to touch each point for one minute in four shifts. Press for 5 days. In the control group, stimulation of the points is done exactly like the intervention group, with the only difference being that the non-grain stickers (which are similar in color and appearance to the grainy stickers) are placed on four points unrelated to the purpose of the study (throat, neck, etc.) is placed on both ears. Before and after the study, the sleep quality of the participants is measured through the Petersburg Sleep Quality Questionnaire.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria:
The entry criteria must be 18-40 years old, have written consent, be a virgin, and have at least literacy. Exclusion criteria from the study: Pittsburgh Questionnaire score less than five, drug addiction, wound or any kind of lesions on the target ear points, mother's medical disorders
Intervention groups:
The auriculotherapy intervention group by stimulating the main points and the control group stick simple labels on irrelevant points.
Main outcome variables:
sleep disorder