Health care college student: evaluation of Anxiety and orofacial pai

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Anxiety and Temporomandibular Disorders; F01.470.132; C05.500.607.221.897.897

• Registration Number: RBR-674y4g
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de Alfenas- UNIFAL-MG

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-12-09
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Students of the courses pharmacy, physiotherapy and dentistry; Federal University of Alfenas of nursing, students identified with high levels of anxiety through Questionnaire STAI State and Trait; older than 18 years; of both genders

Exclusion Criteria

Students in other types of treatment for anxiety and temporomandibular dysfunction; pregnant; students who do not agree to participate; those who do not attend at least 10 sessions of auriculotherapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reducing the high level of anxiety level down grade verified by Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI) (ANDREATINI, 1993). In this instrument the answers are given in Likert scale of four points (1-absolutely not the 4-very much). The score of each part varies from 20 to 80 points, which may indicate a low level of anxiety (0-30), medium degree of anxiety (31-49) and high anxiety level (greater than or equal to 50);Change in anxiety level observed by Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI) (ANDREATINI, 1993) that can be Low (score 0-30), medium (31-49) or high (greater than or equal to 50)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Modification of the muscle activity of the temporal muscles, maseter and trapeze evaluated by surface electromyography to indicate effect at least 5% in pre and post intervention measurements of RMS values<br>;Reduction of temporal muscle activity evaluated by surface electromyography and<br>observed from a variation of at least 5% in the pre- and post-intervention measurements of the RMS values