Anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 77 people living with HIV with scores from 35 on the anxiety scale will be submitted to auricular acupressure technique using mustard seeds in the points: Shen Men, Kidney, Sympath
in alternate ears, starting with the dominant ear
with a stay of 3 days
in sessions twice a week for 8 weeks. Control group: 77 people living with HIV with scores from 35 on the anxiety scale will undergo a placebo auricular acupressure technique using mustard in the poin
2.right foot joint
3. left hand joint
4. left foot joint
5. shoulder joint
in sessions twice a week for 8 weeks.
E02.190.204
Sponsors
Federal University of Ceara
Federal University of Ceara
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: People living with HIV; 18 years of age or older; and with a score greater than or equal to 35 on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in anxiety, observed through the difference in their mean scores, measured through the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, between the baseline, the end of the intervention and one month after the end of the treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stress Reduction, verified through the difference in the average scores on the Perceived Stress Scale. Data collected at baseline, at the end of the intervention, and one month after completion of treatment. ;Improvement in Depression, verified through the difference in the average scores on the Beck Depression Inventory. Data collected at baseline, at the end of the intervention and one month after completion of treatment. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactOdaleia Farias
Outcome results
None listed