Auriculotherapy in the treatment of cervical pai

• Conditions: eck pain; C23.888.592; C23.888.592.612

• Registration Number: RBR-3rkv2pf
• Lead Sponsor: Fernando Mendes Sant'Anna

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-12-10
• Study Completion: 2020-12-22
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Pain in the cervical area as the main complaint. Neck disability index greater than 5. Absence of a history of surgery, fracture or severe injury in the cervical region. Absence of allergies or injuries in both ears. Consent not to receive other treatments during the study period, except analgesics, if necessary.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnancy. Serious injuries or signs of infection in one or both ears. Serious systemic pathologies such as autoimmune diseases or cancer.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary endpoints of the study is to measure the intensity of pain and functional disability, using the visual analog scale (VAS) of pain and the neck disability index (NDI), one and two months after the end of treatment.We expect to be a decrease of at least 30% in pain intensity and neck disability index of these patients, and the sample size was calculated to have a 90% power with an alpha type error of 0.05 to detect such a difference.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The secondary objective is to compare the quality of life score using the SF-12 (12-item health survey) before treatment and 2 months after the end of treatment.