Auriculotherapy in the treatment of gestational nausea and vomiting: a randomized clinical trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: ausea and Vomiting; D011247

• Registration Number: RBR-4wtq84v
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Estadual de Londrina

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-01-13
• Study Completion: 2023-03-03
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Pregnant women referred to the AEHU (Ambulatório de Especialidades do Hospital Universitário) from prenatal care at usual risk will be included, and pregnant women at usual risk attended at the basic health units of the network of the city of Londrina, Paraná, with chronological age over 18 years old; gestational age between 5 and 16 weeks confirmed by ultrasound, regardless of parity, who report symptoms of nausea and/or vomiting of a mild degree (PUQE score less than 6) or moderate (PUQE score between 7 and 11)
*PUQE: (Pregnancy Unique Quantification of Emesis)

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant women with diagnosed mental retardation and suicidal idealization will be excluded; coagulation disorders; in pharmacological treatment for psychosomatic illness such as anxiety and depression; hyperthyroidism; dermatological lesion in the pinna; unexplained fever; multiple pregnancy; gestational trophoblastic disease, hyperemesis gravidarum; use of antiemetic; diarrhea; pregnant women with fetuses with Down syndrome, and pregnant women afraid to receive the semi-permanent needle

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified