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The Effect of Acupuncture on Anxiety in undergraduate student

The Effect of Acupuncture on Anxiety in undergraduate students in the pre-examination period: a randomized, cross-over study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-27wqm5
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-07-29
Start date
2018-03-01
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

Anxiety

Interventions

The AC session was held for 20 minutes in day before the anatomy test by two licensed acupuncturists. The participants remained seated in chairs during the procedure. The following acupoints were used
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Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Alfenas
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal de Alfenas
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 25 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: with no previous experience with acupuncture; without history of psychotropic or opioid medication use ; without disease that limits the use of acupuncture

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: previous experience with acupuncture; history of use of psychotropic or opioid medication; disease limiting the use of acupuncture

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Decreased anxiety in the group treated with acupuncture, verified by the visual analog scale method, from the finding of a variation of at least 5% in pre and post-intervention measurements.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Decreased anxiety in the group treated with sham acupuncture, verified by the visual analog scale method, from the finding of a variation of at least 5% in pre and post-intervention measurements.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMarcos Almeida

Universidade Federal de Alfenas

marcosfisiobr@yahoo.com.br55 35 9 99119208

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)