Comparison of the fake effect among non-penetrating acupuncture devices and real acupuncture

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Threshold of pain, back pain, myalgia; F02.463.593.710.560; C10.597.617.232.400; C05.651.542

• Registration Number: RBR-3w2p32
• Lead Sponsor: úcleo de Pós-Graduação em Medicina da Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-01-28
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy individuals; both sexes; that and understand Portuguese; no previous experience with acupuncture; without sensitivity to change; which has not undergone surgery in the last 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant and postpartum women who gave birth in the last 3 months; prick skin lesions in the region; infectious process assets; nervous or dermal tissue disease affecting the region of the puncture; inability to understand the instructions or consent to the study; psychiatric diseases; presence of hearing impairment, visual or communication; or even have cognitive impairment / moderate or severe psychiatric.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified