Chinese auriculoacupuncture to reduce pain and impact on daily activities in elderly women treated in a specialized elderly health unit: randomized clinical trial
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- AgedE02.190.044.133
- Registration Number
- RBR-6v29sm4
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de São Paulo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
age from 60 years; presence of chronic osteoarticular pain for 3 months or more, and availability of time for auriculoacupuncture sessions.
Exclusion Criteria
presence of infection, inflammation or injury in the ear; allergy to microporous tape; carrying out prior energy therapy up to 3 months prior to the intervention; refusal to receive ear treatment. In addition, the criteria for discontinuing the intervention will be adopted: hospitalization, loss of two consecutive sessions and absence of attendance on the days scheduled for the evaluations.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected to find a greater reduction in pain intensity in the intervention group when compared to the control group.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method o secondary outcomes are expected.