Evaluation of the effect of auriculotherapy on postoperative pain intensity after cesarean section

Determining the effect of ericulotherapy on pain intensity after cesarean section in women referred to Imam Ali Medical Center in Amol

Clinical trial with control group and sham group, with parallel, double-blind, randomized groups, which were randomly selected from the random number table, samples and randomly placed in groups using the output numbers of SPSS software version 19 Will take.

The surgical ward of Imam Ali Hospital in Amol is the site of the project. The researcher, with the help of the ward nurse, identifies the women who are on the list of cesarean section and meets and interviews with patients undergoing cesarean section. This study is double-blind and both the patient and the outcome assessor are unaware of the placement of patients in the experimental and control groups.

Inclusion criteria: previous history of cesarean section, gestational age 37-40 weeks, age 18-35 years, similar anesthesia protocol. Exclusion criteria: History of diabetes, hypertension, kidney, liver and cardiovascular diseases, neurological and psychiatric diseases, as well as the use of any special drugs, smoking, alcohol, history of vaginal delivery, history of treatment of ear disease during the last six months.

In the intervention group, auricular therapy will be applied bilaterally on both ears symmetrically. In the sham group, auriculotherapy will be performed for the group receiving the unreal massage in places other than the locations of the intervention group.

in the patient is the Visual Adjustment Scale (VAS), to assess pain.

For simple random sampling, individuals are divided into intervention and control groups using a random number table if they have inclusion criteria and availability.

This study is double-blind, so that both the patient and the person evaluating the outcomes using the VAS tool were unaware of the placement of patients in the experimental and control groups, so the subjects and colleagues asked about the division. They will not be aware of the classification of the subjects and the relevant measures.