IRCT20090810002324N24 IRCT 2025-10-01 Iran University of Medical Sciences Auriculotherapy, sleep quality, anxiety, and depression in students living in dormitories Investigating the effect of auriculotherapy on sleep quality, anxiety, and depression in female students living in dormitories 2025-10-18 anticipated 110 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/85735 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive, Randomization description: Eligible students will be invited from seven girl's dormitories. Randomization will be done using stratified block randomization. Base on field of study, participants will be placed into each strata. participants in each strata will be assigned to the control and the intervention groups using blocks of four whose sequence generate by the randomizer statistical software. To prevent bias and comply with the principle of concealment, the order of allocation will be placed in sealed envelopes, and the researcher will not know the group each participant assign to until they enter the study, Blinding description: Participants and the researcher will be aware of how individuals assign to each of the intervention and the control groups. Before and after the intervention, in order to blinding, all questionnaires will be presented and collected by a research assistant who is unaware of the allocation method and project objectives. Therefore, this study is single-blind. N/A Sleep quality, anxiety, depression. Intervention 1: Intervention group: After 70% 70% alcohol, herbal seeds are placed in the intervention group, the shenmen point (right or left ear based on the assessment of the reaction site). The samples are instructed to press the seeds in a circular manner for 2-3 minutes every 8 hours (7 am, 3 pm, 11 pm) and record the frequency of the massage in a daily checklist. To ensure the correct massage method, the research samples are asked to perform the massage once in the presence of the researcher). Intervention 2: Control group: Similar to the intervention group, after the ear disinfect with 70% 70% alcohol, the seeds will be placed in an inert spot. The subjects will be instructed to press the seeds in a circular motion for 2-3 minutes every 8 hours (7 am, 3 pm, 11 pm) and record the frequency of the exercise on a daily checklist. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is En Decisions will be made in the future.