Chronic Pain
Conditions
Interventions
This is a quasi-experimental, before-and-after study. Hospital cleaning service workers with chronic spinal pain who meet the other selection criteria will be included: availability for auriculotherap
medical diagnosis of chronic pain (duration of at least three months) or pain in the last year and in the last seven days (according to the assessment of the standardized Nordic questionnaire) in the
and pain intensity with a corresponding value of at least 4, on the numerical pain scale. Those who meet the criteria will be invited to participate in auriculotherapy sessions using mustard seeds. Sa
sympathetic nervous system, kidney, subcortex, brain stem, cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae and lumbar vertebrae. To appl
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Must be at least 18 years old, of either sex; availability for auriculotherapy sessions; medical diagnosis of chronic pain (minimum duration of three months) or pain in the last year and in the last seven days (according to the assessment of the standardized Nordic questionnaire) in the region of the spine (neck pain, chest pain and/or lower back pain), including the regions between the first cervical vertebra and the gluteal fold; and pain intensity with a corresponding value of at least 4, on the numerical pain scale
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Being pregnant; diagnosed with kidney stones with surgical indication; reporting allergy to seeds; having inflammation in the auricle; already undergoing treatment for chronic musculoskeletal pain with alternative therapies; being on new medication in the last 30 days (in order to avoid confusion of interventions)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A reduction in the intensity of moderate (4-7) and severe (8-10) musculoskeletal pain is expected, as assessed by the severity of the numerical pain scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in quality of life domains is expected, as assessed by the short form health survey 36 instrument | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactBruna Morais
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Outcome results
None listed