Stress, Psychological
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm, double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial. Group 1 - Experimental: 40 nursing professionals with moderate or high stress levels will receive eight acupuncture sessions (ins
H02.004
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Nursing professionals of both genders, whose scores on the Perceived Stress Scale (= 25); who are not using other integrative or complementary health practices; and who are not in psychotherapy or psychiatric treatment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who are not comfortable with needle sticks or tuning forks
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1: It is expected to observe a reduction in the participants' stress levels, using the scores of the Perceived Stress Scale and the parameters of a computer program that evaluates the energy patterns of specific regions of our body (Ryodoraku), before and after the intervention, through statistical analysis, at a 5% significance level. ;Outcome found 1: A reduction in the average scores of the Perceived Stress Scale was observed in both groups, with statistical significance only in the Acutone Group in relation to the Control Group (p=0.003), using the scores of the Perceived Stress Scale and the parameters of a computer program that evaluates the energy patterns of specific regions of our body (Ryodoraku), before and after the intervention, through statistical analysis, at a 5% significance level. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 2: It is expected to observe that the effects of Acutone are not inferior to those of Acupuncture in reducing perceived stress in nursing professionals, using the scores of the Perceived Stress Scale and the parameters of a computer program that evaluates the energy patterns of specific regions of our body (Ryodoraku), before and after the intervention, with a margin of inferiority of 2 points in the difference of means.;Outcome found 2: It was observed that the effects of Acutone are not inferior to those of Acupuncture in reducing perceived stress in nursing professionals, using the scores of the Perceived Stress Scale and the parameters of a computer program that evaluates energy patterns of specific regions of our body (Ryodoraku), before and after the intervention, with a margin of inferiority of 2 points in the difference of means.;Expected outcome 3: It is expected to validate the Acupuncture and Acutone protocol for reducing stress in nursing professionals, through the results of the study, using the scores of the Perceived Stress Scale and the parameters of a computer program that evaluates the energy patterns of specific regions of our body (Ryodoraku), before and after the intervention, through statistical analysis, at a 5% level of significance.;Outcome found 3: It was observed that the Acupuncture and Acutone protocol for stress reduction in nursing professionals proved to be viable, but needs to be replicated, on a larger scale, in the development of more robust clinical studies, to be validated. The analysis of Ryodoraku's parameters also need to be better studied. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactVladimir Araujo da Silva
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Outcome results
None listed