Auriculotherapy in the Cares to the Premenstrual Syndrome: Randomized Clinical Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Premenstrual syndrome symptoms
研究概览
简要总结
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a collection of physical and emotional symptoms related to a woman's menstrual cycle. These symptoms occurring only during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle that are of sufficient severity to interfere with some aspects of life of these women, reflecting also in interpersonal relationships, workplace and in their productivity. For these reasons, this research was conducted with the nursing staff of the Samaritan Hospital in order to verify the effectiveness of auricular acupuncture to alleviate some of the symptoms of PMS.
详细描述
The chinese auriculotherapy is a intervention used by Chinese Traditional Medicine in order to balance the body energy and to treat several kind of diseases using semipermanent needles in specific points of the auricular pavilion.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 21 Years 至 44 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Belong to the nursing staff
- •Present at least one behavioral or physical symptom that is self-perceived as related to the symptoms that precede menstruation (irritability, depression, fatigue, headache, breast tenderness, swelling, anxiety, insomnia, crying spells, changes in appetite)
- •Voluntary participation in the study
- •Availability of time for submission to the sessions
排除标准
- •Medical license or vacation during the period of the research.
结局指标
主要结局
Premenstrual syndrome symptoms
时间窗: after 3 months
This randomized clinical trial aimed at evaluating the auriculotherapy efficacy to reduce behavioral or physical symptom that is self-perceived as related to the symptoms that precede menstruation (irritability, depression, fatigue, headache, breast tenderness, swelling, anxiety, insomnia, crying spells, changes in appetite)
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Leonice Fumiko Sato Kurebayashi
Leonice Fumiko Sato Kurebayashi
University of Sao Paulo