Acupuncture analgesia
Conditions
Interventions
There will be five study groups, divided into experimental and control groups at acupuncture points LI4 and ST36. The LI4 groups correspond to the experimental group: application of the insertion and
Control Group: with the application of the acupuncture sham technique with the Yung Sham device, composed of 25 participants. The groups at point ST36 correspond to the experimental group: Real Acupun
Experimental group: Insertion and withdrawal, composed of 24 people. Control Group: Yung Sham, with the application of the acupuncture sham technique with the Yung Sham device, composed of 25 people.
24507
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers; over 18 years of age; who have never received acupuncture treatment; and who sign the free and informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women; puerperal women; subjects with infectious processes; skin lesions in the puncture region; nervous tissue disease; inability to understand the instructions for the study; psychiatric diseases; presence of auditory; visual; communicative or cognitive disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find statistical differences between the experimental groups and the control groups at their respective points, for the subjects' belief in whether or not they received a real intervention or placebo. These data being observed from the value of p <0.05, having a confidence interval of 95%.;It is expected to find statistical differences between the experimental groups and the control groups in their respective points, for the sensation of penetration of the self-reported needle by the volunteer after intervention from the application of the post-intervention questionnaire. These data will be observed from the value of p <0.05, with a 95% confidence interval. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find statistical differences between the experimental groups and the control groups at their respective points, for the pressure pain threshold assessed by the Newtons pressure algometer before and after the intervention. These data will be observed from the value of p <0.05, with a 95% confidence interval. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactUniversidade de Sergipe
Outcome results
None listed