Effects of ear acupuncture on mental health of university students in the Covid-19 pandemic: clinical study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Anxiety; Depression; Stress, Psychological

• Registration Number: RBR-8cxnvr2
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de Viçosa

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-04-12
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023
• Study Completion: 2025-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

University students; aged 18 years or older; who have moderate or high levels of anxiety, stress and/or depression on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21) and/or post-traumatic stress disorder, assessed on the Revised Event Impact ( IES-R)

Exclusion Criteria

Perforations in the ear near the applied ear points; history of allergy to metal or microporous tape; history of photosensitivity; ear injury, inflammation, deformity or tattoo; history of skin cancer in the head and neck region; use of chemical peeling (retinoic acid, retinol, vitanol-A, tretinoin, isotretioin) and/or Rocutan (isotretinoin) up to six months prior to the start of treatment; use of hearing aids; people with compromised immune systems (being treated for cancer or using immunosuppressants, for example); diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2); epilepsy; use of cardiac pacemaker; pregnant women, nursing mothers or those women who are planning pregnancy during the study period; rejection or fear of receiving the intervention; refusal to carry out the assessments; have carried out some integrative and complementary practice in the last 3 months prior to the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified