Threshold of pain, back pain, myalgia
Conditions
Interventions
The study will include 14 groups with 25 subjects in each, totaling 350 subjects, and the procedure of acupuncture or sham acupuncture is performed only once for 30 minutes. The application procedure
Device
Other
H02.004
HP3.073.433.101
Sponsors
Núcleo de Pós-Graduação em Medicina da Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Hospital Universitário (HU) da Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy individuals; both sexes; that and understand Portuguese; no previous experience with acupuncture; without sensitivity to change; which has not undergone surgery in the last 6 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant and postpartum women who gave birth in the last 3 months; prick skin lesions in the region; infectious process assets; nervous or dermal tissue disease affecting the region of the puncture; inability to understand the instructions or consent to the study; psychiatric diseases; presence of hearing impairment, visual or communication; or even have cognitive impairment / moderate or severe psychiatric.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Significant difference in surface perception measured by esthesiometry and deep, using algometry, the placebo group compared to the real acupuncture group | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjects who go placebo acupuncture, will indicate the revaluation questionnaire underwent a false procedure 50% more than the subjects who received acupuncture real | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAndreza ;Josimari Mendonça;DeSantana
Hospital Universitário (HU) da Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS);Hospital Universitário (HU) da Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)
Outcome results
None listed