Inclusion Criteria: Clinical Trial
— EAEIRTSOSAAOfficial title:
EAR ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF STRESS AND ANXIETY
Verified date | June 2010 |
Source | University of Sao Paulo |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | São Paulo: stress and anxiety |
Study type | Interventional |
Randomized Controlled Trial found that levels of stress and anxiety of students ITIO, Ear and effective in reducing these levels. The LSS questionnaire and IDATE state were applied before, two months and two and a half months after the start of the applications, the STAI trait was applied once prior to the sessions. The sample comprised 56 individuals who had higher levels of stress above the average LSS 100 students who answered the questionnaires. Participants were divided randomly into three groups: control group with 15 patients without care, intervention group with 20 individuals using specific points for treatment and Group Sham at 21 points using individuals without indication for treatment of anxiety and stress. The results showed that the sham points decreased anxiety levels of participants.
Status | Terminated |
Enrollment | 56 |
Est. completion date | November 2010 |
Est. primary completion date | September 2010 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Both |
Age group | N/A and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Voluntary participation in the study with available time for submission to the sessions, which occur over two months. - Have a score of stress medium, high or very high in the LSS questionnaire, completion of the STAI and general form. Exclusion Criteria: - Pregnant students. The only contraindication to this treatment is for pregnant women until the 3rd month of pregnancy |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Sao Paulo | Santander |
Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
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Not yet recruiting |
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