Anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
Control group (without intervention): 42 people answered only the questionnaires before and after six weeks.
Placebo group: 41 people received 6 sessions, once a week, with pressed cotton without sil
Procedure/surgery
E02.190.204
Sponsors
Instituto Terapia Integrada e Oriental
Instituto Terapia Integrada e Oriental
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers with a score on the List of Stress Symptoms of 40 to 120 points corresponding to medium and high stress; Age between 18 and 60 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Volunteers who carry out treatment with some complementary practice simultaneously to the data collection; who use controlled-use medications, such as anxiolytics, antidepressants and herbal medicines.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected reduction of 25% of stress levels according to the List of Stress Symptoms after 6 treatment sessions for the group of auriculotherapy with silicon tablets. ;Reduction of less than 25% of stress levels according to the List of Stress Symptoms after 6 treatment sessions for the placebo group.;No reduction expected for the Control Group without intervention according to the List of Symptoms of Stress after 6 weeks.;Reduction of 38% of stress levels according to the Stress Symptoms List after 6 treatment sessions for the auriculotherapy group with silicon tablets.;Reduction of 29% of stress levels according to the List of Stress Symptoms after 6 sessions of treatment for the placebo group. ;Increase of 6% of stress levels for the Control Group without intervention according to the List of Symptoms of Stress after 6 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected reduction of 25% of anxiety levels according to the State Trait Anxiety Inventory after 6 treatment sessions for the group of auriculotherapy with silicon tablets ;Reduction of less than 25% of anxiety levels according to the State Trait Anxiety Inventory after 6 treatment sessions for the placebo group. ;No expected reduction for the Control Group without intervention according to the State Trait Anxiety Inventory after 6 weeks.;Reduction of 19% of anxiety levels according to the State Trait Anxiety Inventory, after 6 treatment sessions for the auriculotherapy group with silicon tablets.;Reduction of 15% of anxiety levels according to the State Trait Anxiety Inventory, after 6 sessions of treatment for the placebo group.;Reduction reached of 1% of anxiety levels according to the State Trait Anxiety Inventory, for the Control Group without intervention, after 6 weeks. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLeonice Fumiko Kurebayashi
Instituto Terapia Integrada e Oriental
Outcome results
None listed