Effectiveness of auriculotherapy in pain of persons with cancer in chemotherapy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- eoplasms, pain, chemotherapy.C10.597.617Q65.020
- Registration Number
- RBR-6k3rqh
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de Alfenas
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria will be considered: being in chemotherapy treatment and mentally oriented; Presenting pain greater than or equal to four in the Numerical Pain Scale; Be accompanied by the oncology sector (UNACON) and / or the Dor Hospital Clinic; Accept needle treatment and present age equal to or greater than 18 years.
Exclusion Criteria
As exclusion criteria, the presence of conditions that would contraindicate the insertion of needles at auriculotherapy sites (lesions, edema, absence of the auricular pavilion, among others) will be considered; Allergy to micropore; Terminal patient and / or with cancer of the head and neck and people who use anticoagulants.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain reduction of patients undergoing auriculotherapy treatment in eight sessions. To evaluate the reduction of pain, the numerical scale of 11 points, the Br-MPQ questionnaires and the instrument developed by the researcher to verify the pain sites will be used. And, to verify the expected outcome, considered a variation of at least 5% in each test, questionnaire and scale used before and after intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction of 70% of the pain of patients undergoing auriculotherapy treatment in six sessions. To evaluate the reduction of pain, the numerical scale of 11 points, the Br-MPQ questionnaires and the instrument developed by the researcher to verify the pain sites will be used. And, to verify the expected outcome, considered a variation of at least 5% in each test, questionnaire and scale used before and after intervention.