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Ear Acupuncture Effectiveness In Reducing The Signs And Symptoms Of Stress And Anxiety

EAR ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF STRESS AND ANXIETY

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01275989
Acronym
EAEIRTSOSAA
Enrollment
56
Registered
2011-01-13
Start date
2010-03-31
Completion date
2010-11-30
Last updated
2011-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Exclusion Criteria:, Have a Score of Stress Medium, High or Very High in the LSS Questionnaire, Completion of the STAI and General Form., Inclusion Criteria:, Pregnant Students., Voluntary Participation in the Study With Available Time for Submission to the Sessions, Which Occur Over Two Months.

Brief summary

Randomized Controlled Trial found that levels of stress and anxiety of students ITIO, Ear and effective in reducing these levels. The LSS questionnaire and IDATE state were applied before, two months and two and a half months after the start of the applications, the STAI trait was applied once prior to the sessions. The sample comprised 56 individuals who had higher levels of stress above the average LSS 100 students who answered the questionnaires. Participants were divided randomly into three groups: control group with 15 patients without care, intervention group with 20 individuals using specific points for treatment and Group Sham at 21 points using individuals without indication for treatment of anxiety and stress. The results showed that the sham points decreased anxiety levels of participants.

Detailed description

After checking the levels of stress and anxiety of students and workers from a school of massage and acupuncture concluded that auricular acupuncture in this study had significant results in reducing anxiety levels with the use of points and Ear Handle, but more studies are necessary so that it can be said that these points have sedating and calming effects for anxiety.

Interventions

Sponsors

Santander
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
University of Sao Paulo
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Voluntary participation in the study with available time for submission to the sessions, which occur over two months. * Have a score of stress medium, high or very high in the LSS questionnaire, completion of the STAI and general form.

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant students. The only contraindication to this treatment is for pregnant women until the 3rd month of pregnancy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026