musculoskeletal pain, anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
31 patients will be the control group (no treatment), 35 patients will be submitted to the auricular group with seeds (10 sessions, twice a week), 34 patients will be submitted to the auricular group
Other
E02.190.204
Sponsors
Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo
Leonice Fumiko Sato Kurebayashi
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The subjects of the nursing staff (auxiliaries, technicians and nurses) that present a score above 33 points according to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (middle and high level of anxiety) and those who have availability of time for submission to the sessions.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women; subjects who go on vacation or sick leave during the research period; those who begin to use allopathic medicines for anxiety and antidepressants during the period of research; those who have metal and adesive tape allergy and who initiate other complementary therapies (acupuncture, massage, herbal medicine, Reiki, Flower therapy etc.) for anxiety control during the period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of anxiety levels after 5 weeks of treatment. It will be used two instruments to assess anxiety levels (Trait-State Anxiety Inventory and Hamilton Inventory). For finding the expected outcome, a variation of at least 5% will be considered at each scale before and after treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain after 5 weeks of treatment evaluated from the Analog Visual Scale. For finding the expected outcome, a variation of at least 5% will be considered at the scale before and after treatment.;Quality of Life Improvement of physical and mental aspects after 5 weeks of treatment. It will be used the quality of life instrument (SF12v2).For finding the expected outcome, a variation of at least 5% will be considered at each scale before and after treatment. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLeonice;Ruth Kurebayashi;Turrini
Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo;Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed