ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020
Auricular Acupressure in Patients with Hypertension and Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Lifestyle intervention to improve sleep quality in Chinese college students: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Acupressure on Sleep Quality in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Acupuncture for insomnia symptoms in hypertensive patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Auricular acupressure for adverse events following immunization after COVID-19 vaccine injection: A multicentre, blinded, randomized controlled trial.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2022Trial
- Effects of Auricular Point Acupressure with Lifestyle Interventions on Cerebrovascular Function among Adults with High Stroke Risk: A Randomized Controlled Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of Acupuncture, Mind and Body Practices, and Natural Products for Insomnia: an overview of systematic reviews.Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2022Review
- The application of acupuncture in cardiopathy: A bibliometric analysis based on Web of Science across ten recent years.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Review
- Visualizing Research Trends and Identifying Hotspots of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Nursing Technology for Insomnia: A 18-Years Bibliometric Analysis of Web of Science Core Collection.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
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- Auricular Acupressure Therapy for Patients with Cancer with Sleep Disturbance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Review
- An Association Rule Analysis of the Acupressure Effect on Sleep Quality.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
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- Effects of Auriculotherapy on Gestational Hypertension: Randomized Controlled Trial Study.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
- Effect of Acupressure on Pain Severity and Vital Signs in Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.SAGE open nursingReview
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Abstract
objectiveThe efficacy of auricular acupressure in patients with hypertension and insomnia is controversial. This systematic review aims to explore the effectiveness of auricular acupressure in reducing blood pressure and improving sleep in this population.
methodsWe conducted an extensive database search in Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, Ovid LWW, Web of Science, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database, Wanfang Data, and China Science and Technology Journal Database on randomized controlled trials published from inception to November 2019 that compared auricular acupressure with a control or comparison group on blood pressure control and sleep improvement. Two reviewers independently conducted data screening and extraction. Study quality was evaluated using the
resultsA total of 18 randomized controlled trials with 1685 patients were identified. Compared with a control or comparison group, pooled meta-analyses showed that auricular acupressure significantly improved systolic blood pressure (MD = -15.05, 95% CI (-18.49, -11.61),
conclusionsThe results demonstrated a favorable effect of auricular acupressure to reduce blood pressure and improve sleep in patients with hypertension and insomnia. Further studies to better understand the acupoints and intervention times of auricular acupressure are warranted.
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