Action of Acupuncture on the ear to reduce pain in muscles and bones

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal pain and chronic pain; C05.651.538; C10.597.617.258

• Registration Number: RBR-5x69x2
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de Alfenas

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-08-17
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Size of Target Sample: 200. Age (18 years or more); orientation in time; place and person; report the presence of chronic pain (existing for six months or more); score more than four on the Numerical Pain Intensity Scale; have availability of time for submission to auricular acupuncture sessions.

Exclusion Criteria

Have infection; inflammation or injury to the ear; make use of piercing (except ordinary earring); people who have allergies to metal or micropore; those who use other energy therapies (massage; herbal medicine; reiki; flower therapy); physical therapy in period of auricular acupuncture; make continued use of medication for pain relief; do not answer three tries against to the researcher; refuse to receive the headset processing with needles and pregnant women.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Auricular acupuncture action in reducing chronic pain affecting the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions in people with musculoskeletal disorders, within two months: before, during, after the application of ear acupuncture, and fifteen days after the end treatment. Pain intensity will be verified by varying the pressure pain threshold at predetermined points along the spine, which is measured by a digital algometer x Force in kilograms / square centimeter, from the finding of a change of at least five percent in pre and post intervention measurements.