Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Body Weight Parameters in Patients with Chronic Schizophrenia

Table 1

Standards for reporting interventions in clinical trials of acupuncture (STRICTA 2010).

Acupoint rationale	(1) According to meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine
	(2) Ear acupoints (hunger, stomach, shenmen, and endocrine)
Acupressure detail	(1) 4 vaccaria seeds with Surgical Tape
	(2) Bilateral (each ear acupoints for 3 and 4 consecutive days alternately)
	(3) Pressure feeling
	(4) Burning sensation of the ear
	(5) Manual acupressure
	(6) 4 minutes each time (1 min for each acupuncture point)
	(7) Crude vaccaria seeds, diameter of vaccaria seed = 2 mm
Treatment regimen	(1) 16 sessions (twice per week)
	(2) Duration, 8 weeks duration
Cointerventions	(1) None of herbs, moxibustion, cupping, massage, exercise, dietary advice, or lifestyle modification
Practitioner background	Licensed Chinese medical doctor, who has had 540 hours of acupuncture training
Control intervention	(1) Same ear acupoints
	(2) Surgical Tape
	(3) No acupressure