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  <trial>
    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT20201020049086N1</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2021-06-19</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>The effect of Ear acupressure on lactation of women who underwent caesarean sections</public_title>
      <acronym></acronym>
      <scientific_title>The effect of Auriculotherapy on Lactation of Women who underwent Caesarean sections</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2021-06-24</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>86</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/51755</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive, Randomization description: Block randomization method, using an Excel spreadsheet. In the Excel spreadsheet the leftmost column shows the total number of participants, which in the current study will be 86. First we arrange the random numbers then in ascending order. The next column indicates the group to which participants belong, with the top half in Group A and the bottom half in Group B. For the next column is filled using the" Rand "function; this function generates random numbers for all individuals, so the individuals will be randomly ordered within each of the two groups. At the end they enter the study according to the order of referral and allocate a code to them. Random unit: individual Randomization Tool: Software, Blinding description: In this study, sham control group will be matched with ear acupressure group in terms of all confounding variables  but the type of label used in sham control group will be without Vakaria seeds and the mother will not stimulate the points. In this way, the participant and data Analyzer will not know how the groups are assigned.  For this purpose, a complete explanation of the interventions will be given to the participant before random allocation.</study_design>
      <phase>N/A</phase>
      <hc_freetext>Breastfeeding.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention 1: The intervention group receives acupressure of Ear by Vakaria  seed on the dominant auricular points that include Prolactin, Endocrine, Small intestine1, Shen men and Liver for three times a day and one minute each time during ten days and recessive ear points that include  Mammary gland,  Kidney and Sympathetic autonomic points  receives acupressure  with same method in dominant ear. The above points will be identified by the researcher and using the Pointer Excel 2 device. Intervention 2: The sham control group receives the intervention by application of label  without Vakaria seeds and any stimulation in the same areas of the acupressure intervention group.The above points will be identified by the researcher and using the Pointer Excel 2 device.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan>Yes - There is a plan to make this available</results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description>What will be shared:
Protocol and data files

When:
After publishing the article

To whom:
For Journal reviewers and the readers of the article if they need

Conditions:
If they asked

Where to obtain:
Midwifery and Reproductive Health Rese4arch Center Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

How to obtain:
email to researchers

Comments:
</results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>Fatemeh Khorasanian</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>First House on the left, 9th Alley, South Meraj Street</address>
        <city>Rafsanjan</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>7719656799</zip>
        <telephone>+98 34 3421 5205</telephone>
        <email>Khorasanian.fatemeh7727@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>Masoumeh Simbar</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Midwifery and Reproductive Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Vali-Asr Avenue, Cross of Vali-Asr and Neiaiesh Highway, Opposite to Rajaee Heart Hospital</address>
        <city>Tehran</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>1996835119</zip>
        <telephone>0098 21 888202512</telephone>
        <email>msimbar@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country2>
      <country2>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>Gestational age of 37-42 weeks
Has objective and perceived criteria for breastfeeding inadequacy according to the checklist
The mother has a normal body mass index (19.8-26 kg / m 2)
Having the ability to write and read
Live single fetus
Baby weighing between 2.5 and 4 kg
The infant has no  low Apgar score, jaundice and congenital malformations
The infants should have sucking and routing reflexes and complete neural development
The mother should not have chorioamnionitis, preeclampsia and diabetes in the current pregnancy
Mothers should not be addicted to drugs, psychotropic drugs or alcohol
Mothers should not have Untreated Active Tuberculosis or Immunodeficiency Virus
No known medical conditions such as Chronic systemic diseases and advanced cancer
The woman should not have breast problems such as abscesses, nipple dislocations, and low or non-glandular tissue of the breast
Mothers should not have ear piercings in the areas intended for acupressure</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>18 years</agemin>
      <agemax>38 years</agemax>
      <gender>Female</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria>Lack of desire of mothers to continue to participate in research
Failure to perform acupressure as taught in three consecutive times
The mother stops breastfeeding for any reason
Signs of infection, bleeding, shock and convulsions after delivery
Infant hospitalization in neonatal intensive care unit
Use other methods to increase breastfeeding
Any physical and mental illness  that disrupts breastfeeding, such as liver disease, cancer, mammalian problems and  Postpartum depression</exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code></hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword></hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Devices</i_code>
      <i_code>Placebo</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>The intervention group receives acupressure of Ear by Vakaria  seed on the dominant auricular points that include Prolactin, Endocrine, Small intestine1, Shen men and Liver for three times a day and one minute each time during ten days and recessive ear points that include  Mammary gland,  Kidney and Sympathetic autonomic points  receives acupressure  with same method in dominant ear. The above points will be identified by the researcher and using the Pointer Excel 2 device.</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>The sham control group receives the intervention by application of label  without Vakaria seeds and any stimulation in the same areas of the acupressure intervention group.The above points will be identified by the researcher and using the Pointer Excel 2 device.</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Maternal serum Prolactin. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and Tenth day after cesarean delivery (end of the study). Method of measurement: Prolactin Laboratory Kit.</prim_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Baby weight gain. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and Tenth day after cesarean delivery (end of the study). Method of measurement: Digital scales for children.</prim_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Breast volume. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and Tenth day after cesarean delivery (end of the intervention). Method of measurement: Height and radius of the breast will be  measured by Caliper and placed in the volume formula.</prim_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Sufficient breastfeeding. Timepoint: Tenth day after cesarean delivery(end of the intervention). Method of measurement: Sufficient breastfeeding questionnaire.</prim_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Uterine recovery. Timepoint: Tenth day after cesarean delivery(end of the intervention). Method of measurement: Touch Uterine fundus from the abdomen.</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome></sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2021-04-27</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Institutional Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Nursing Midwifery of Shahid Beheshti U</contact_name>
        <contact_address>Floor 13, Block A, Ministry of Health &amp; Medical Education Headquarters, Between Zarafashan &amp; South Falamak, Qods Town, Tehran, Iran Tehran Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
