# Preoperative Auricular Acupuncture in Elective Cesarean Section.

> **NCT02707705** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hospices Civils de Lyon** · enrollment: 91 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Anxiety Reduction, Elective Cesarean Section

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Apply an auricular acupuncture protocol by stimulating specific points of the ear with needles inserted on adhesive tape (Pyonex®).
- **DEVICE:** Apply a device having no real effect
- **PROCEDURE:** Disinfection

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02707705
- **Lead sponsor:** Hospices Civils de Lyon
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2016-02
- **Primary completion:** 2018-02
- **Final completion:** 2018-02
- **Target enrollment:** 91 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-18


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02707705

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02707705, "Preoperative Auricular Acupuncture in Elective Cesarean Section.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02707705. Licensed CC0.

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