Clinical trial · Interventional
APA on Sleep Quality in Women With PCOS
The Effect of Auricular Point Acupressure on Sleep Quality in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome：A Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT06009172CI-TRIAL-00069115completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) appear to have an increased frequency of sleep problems. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of auricular point acupressure (APA) pressure on sleep quality in women with PCOS.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polycystic Ovary Syndrome | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auricular point acupressure (APA) | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- APA group
- interventionNames
- Other: Auricular point acupressure (APA)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control group
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
- timeFrame
- Baseline and 30 days
- description
- The PSQI is a cornerstone tool for the assessment of sleep quality
Secondary outcomes (6)
- measure
- Modified Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Health Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (MPCOSQ)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 40 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Subjects were included if they 1. were aged between 18-40 years old; 2. met the clinical diagnostic criteria of Western and Chinese medicine for PCOS with sleep disorders; 3. were evaluated by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale (PSQI) and had a score ≥ 7 points; 4. did not participate in other clinical trials. Subjects were excluded if they 1. had a serious organic condition such as cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, liver, or kidney disease; 2. had acute gynecological inflammation, gynecological tumors, or reproductive system malformations; 3. had severe anxiety, depression, or other mental illnesses; 4. were pregnant; 5. had used sleeping and sedative drugs in the past month; 6. were allergic to ear point tape; 7. had local rupture of the skin at the selected ear point; 8. refused to fill out questionnaires and sign informed consent forms.
References
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