Tobacco Use Cessation Smoking
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 25 smokers will be subjected to treatment with application of auricular points Shenmen, Kidney, sympathetic, 1 Anxiety, Anxiety 2, Hunger, Thirst and Addictions.
Control group: 25
Behavioural
E02.190.204
E02.190.044.133
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Alfenas
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Possessing 18 years of age or older; Being a smoker (daily make use of any quantity of cigarettes, including a); Present level of carbon monoxide in exhaled air (COex) above 6 ppm (parts per million). Having the desire to quit smoking; Voluntarily participate in the study with available time to commit to sessions of auriculotherapy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infection, inflammation or injury to the ear; Make use of ear piercing (except earrings normal); Make some treatment for tobacco, medicinal or not. Pregnant.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identify smoking reduction with assessing the degree of dependence measured by the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence and evaluation of carbon monoxide in exhaled air (measured in ppm) thru the device monoxímetro. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identify the profile of nicotine dependence and to investigate the association between it and the sociodemographic variables of the population investigated. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactErika Chaves
Universidade Federal de Alfenas
Outcome results
None listed