Sickle disease Pain Child
Conditions
Interventions
Children with sickle cell disease (n = 48) will have the degree of pain estimated by the Wong Baker scale and its recorded electroencephalographic tracing. Children with no prior diagnosis of sickle c
Device
H02.004
E02.594.540
Sponsors
Núcleo de Estudo em Saúde e Funcionalidade
Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos
Núcleo de Estudo em Saúde e Funcionalidade
Eligibility
Age
10 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with sickle cell disease confirmed by laboratory examination (falcization or hemoglobin electrophoresis test); report of joint pain in hematological consultation ; written proof of the authorization of the person responsible for inclusion in the study by signing a Free and Clarified Consent Term.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Previous history of fracture for a year or less, previous history of osteomyelitis, rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, leukemia, malignant neoplasm, child with cerebral palsy , making use of opioids.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Score reduction on the Wong Baker scale (0-10) at 24 h, 48 h or 72 h after LASER acupuncture compared to the score before performing LASER acupuncture . | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Studies have shown that individuals with pain have higher power densities in theta and alpha at rest compared to healthy individuals , suggesting that the analgesic effect provided by the application of LASER acupuncture in children may have the opposite effect of reducing of the power density in the theta and alpha bands. ;Reduction of drug ingestion in 24h, 48h, 72h after LASER acupuncture session compared to the amount ingested before the session. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAbrahão ;Carla Verônica Baptista;Marques
Núcleo de Estudo em Saúde e Funcionalidade;Núcleo de Estudo em Saúde e Funcionalidade
Outcome results
None listed