Back Pain
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized clinical study in which participants were allocated to groups (intervention and control) from the database by random selection, without blinding. Intervention group: 20 women with
E02.190.204
Sponsors
Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women; users of continuous analgesics, anti-inflammatories and opioids; who collect them at the Ijuí Municipal Pharmacy; with a minimum collection frequency of three consecutive months; age between 18 and 60; complete at least 8 Auriculotherapy sessions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women; those who are unable to speak, see and hear; medically diagnosed with cognitive deficit; oncological diseases; serious autoimmune diseases; use of immunobiological drugs; who do not accept to participate in the research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to reduce chronic pain in patients using APS undergoing auriculotherapy, assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory instrument. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to reduce the use of anti-inflammatory, analgesic and opioid medications for pain, evaluating their use before and after intervention with auriculotherapy. And it is expected to change renal, hepatic, hormonal markers, and oxidative stress, measured through laboratory tests before and after intervention. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAlana Andres
Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
Outcome results
None listed