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The effect of Laser Acupuncture and Lasertherapy on women with Breast Pain

Effectiveness of Laser Acupuncture and Laser Therapy in lactating women with Breast Pain

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-23rhfp8
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-01-29
Start date
2023-08-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Mastodynia

Interventions

The study began recruitment on August 23, 2023. The last participating woman was selected on December 15, 2023, however data collection continues and is expected to end on January 15, 2024, with the v
E02.594.540
E02.190.044

Sponsors

Universidade Federal da Paraíba - Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva
Lead Sponsor
Instituto Candida Vargas
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women with breast pain. Older than 18 years. In Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) or mixed. Express a desire to continue breastfeeding. Being in rooming-in with babies born at term (over 37 weeks). Breastfeeding within one month of postpartum

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Prolonged hospitalization of the mother or baby. Low birth weight or premature baby. Contraindication to breastfeeding. She has already stopped breastfeeding. Woman with previous mammoplasty. Woman with breast implants. Babies with facial malformations (cleft lip and cleft palate)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to evaluate whether the application of laser therapy and laser acupuncture is related to the difference in the reduction in the average breast pain in the intervention group through the application of the Visual Analogue Scale for pain, before and after conventional treatment or the association of conventional treatment with laser therapy. and laser acupuncture

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the maintenance of exclusive or mixed breastfeeding, it is expected to find out whether there is a greater number of women who maintain exclusive and/or mixed breastfeeding in the intervention group after 15 days and 30 days after birth through a structured multiple questionnaire. choose considering a significance of 0.05;To evaluate the improvement in satisfaction and tranquility in breastfeeding, we hope to find out whether there is an improvement in the average satisfaction and tranquility in the control and intervention groups using a 5-point Likert scale, after 15 days and 30 days after birth using a structured multiple choice questionnaire considering a significance of 0.05

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactDaniela Lima

Centro de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal da Paraíba - CCS/UFPB

danielalopeslima@gmail.com+55(83)3216-7791

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)