Acupuncture in Mothers of Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Phase 2

• Conditions: Anxiety
• Interventions: Procedure: Ear acupuncture

• Registration Number: NCT01627444
• Lead Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo

Brief Summary

Does ear acupuncture reduce anxiety in mother of very low birth weight infants?

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-08
• Status Verified: 2012-06
• Study First Submitted: 2012-06-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-06-22
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-06-22
• Study First Posted: 2012-06-25
• Last Update Posted: 2012-06-25
• Primary Completion: 2012-08
• Study Completion: 2012-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• can read and write in portuguese

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Exclusion Criteria

• breastfeeding contraindication
• use of lactogogues

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
ear acupuncture	Ear acupuncture	-
Placebo acupuncture	Ear acupuncture	No needle insertion, only stickers on acupuncture points.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduced anxiety	at least 2 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Universitário de Londrina; 🇧🇷 Londrina, Paraná, Brazil