Postpartum Period
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be randomly allocated into two groups. The total sample will consist of 52 participants, with 26 in the intervention group and 26 in the control group. The intervention group will re
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Postpartum women aged 18 years or older; under co-admission in the Kangaroo Neonatal Intermediate Care Unit of the Januário Cicco Maternity School at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte; accompanying their newborns; with adequate clinical and cognitive conditions; with time between childbirth and the newborn’s admission to the UCINCa between 48 hours and 10 days
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infection, inflammation, injury, or any anatomical alteration of the auricular pavilion that makes auriculotherapy application unfeasible; planned hospital discharge before completion of the scheduled intervention sessions; refusal to participate in the application of the technique, including the sham modality
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of anxiety levels in postpartum women with newborns hospitalized in the Kangaroo Neonatal Intermediate Care Unit, comparing active laser auriculotherapy with sham auriculotherapy, measured using the State Trait Anxiety Inventory throughout the intervention periodo | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intra-individual variation in anxiety scores across intervention sessions in the intervention and control groups, measured using the StateTrait Anxiety Inventory during the follow-up period | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDanielle Dantas
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Outcome results
None listed