Anxiety and Temporomandibular Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Will be held as an intervention for the three treatment groups with auriculotherapy using mustard seed, 12 sessions twice a week lasting one and half month.
Auriculotherapy is applied in three groups
Other
E02.190.204
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Alfenas- UNIFAL-MG
Universidade Federal de Alfenas- UNIFAL-MG
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Students of the courses pharmacy, physiotherapy and dentistry; Federal University of Alfenas of nursing, students identified with high levels of anxiety through Questionnaire STAI State and Trait; older than 18 years; of both genders
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Students in other types of treatment for anxiety and temporomandibular dysfunction; pregnant; students who do not agree to participate; those who do not attend at least 10 sessions of auriculotherapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in anxiety level observed by Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI) (ANDREATINI, 1993) that can be Low (score 0-30), medium (31-49) or high (greater than or equal to 50);Reducing the high level of anxiety level down grade verified by Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI) (ANDREATINI, 1993). In this instrument the answers are given in Likert scale of four points (1-absolutely not the 4-very much). The score of each part varies from 20 to 80 points, which may indicate a low level of anxiety (0-30), medium degree of anxiety (31-49) and high anxiety level (greater than or equal to 50) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Modification of the muscle activity of the temporal muscles, maseter and trapeze evaluated by surface electromyography to indicate effect at least 5% in pre and post intervention measurements of RMS values ;Reduction of temporal muscle activity evaluated by surface electromyography and observed from a variation of at least 5% in the pre- and post-intervention measurements of the RMS values | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDenise Iunes
Universidade Federal de Alfenas- UNIFAL-MG
Outcome results
None listed