Effect of Auriculotherapy on Anxiety in adults within the Basic Health Unit

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Anxiety; Biomarkers

• Registration Number: RBR-35n9nkj
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade do Sul de Santa Catarina

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2020-06-17
• Study Start: 2022-09-22
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Over 18 years old; both sexes; medium and high anxiety level

Exclusion Criteria

Users who are being treated with the following drugs: psychotropic drugs, antibiotics, corticosteroids and anabolics; pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy; illiterate.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Presentation of the expected outcome: Expected to evaluate the effects of auriculotherapy on anxiety and serum levels of the Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), Neuron Specific Enolase (NSE) and S100 calcium binding protein B (S100B) biomarkers in adults in the scope of the Primary Health Care of a Basic Health Unit in the city of Palhoça/SC.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Expected find the Identification of the anxiety levels of the population served at the Basic Health Unit.<br><br><br> <br>;is expected to do the description of the therapeutic effects of auriculotherapy in reducing the anxiety levels of the research participants.