Efficacy of Auriculotherapy in treatment of chronic pain caused byChikungunya

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chikungunya; C02.782.930.100.184

• Registration Number: RBR-4hb9qs
• Lead Sponsor: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-04-22
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

have a clinical and / or laboratory diagnosis of chikungunya; having been in pain for at least three months; be aged between 18 and 80 years; having preserved cognitive functions

Exclusion Criteria

having a previous cancer diagnosis;
being on immunosuppressive drugs; have been hospitalized up to 30 days before the start of auriculotherapy sessions

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to find analgesia, using the Visual Analog Scale for Pain, from the finding of a score below 5 in the pre and post-intervention measurements

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to find analgesia, using the Visual Analog Scale for Pain, based on the verification of a score below 7 after 50% of the intervention was performed