Auriculoterapia e Massagem for Neck Pain and Quality of life improvement

Not Applicable

• Conditions: eck Pain; C10.597.617.576

• Registration Number: RBR-9tkt8z
• Lead Sponsor: Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-07-24
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Pain score equal or greater than 5 by the Visual Analogue Scale; age between 20 and 55 years

Exclusion Criteria

Paresthesia; decreased strength; anti-inflammatory drugs; analgesics and muscle relaxants; cervical spine surgeries;
inflammation and or infection in treated regions;tissue damage in the external ear or cervical and thoracic region

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Expected event: reduction of cervical pain in the period of 1 month according to the Visual Analog Pain Scale, from the observation of a variation of at least 30% in the pre and post intervention measurements for the two practices, massage and auriculotherapy. ;Event achieved: reduction of cervical pain in the period of 1 month, according to the Analog visual Pain Scale, of a 46% variation in auriculotherapy and 60% in massage, in pre and post intervention measurements. The measurements were performed one week pre intervention and one week post intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Expected event: increase in quality of life in the physical and mental domains, in the period of 1 month, according to the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey, from the observation of a variation of at least 15% in pre and post intervention measurements for Two practices, massage and auriculotherapy. ;Event achieved: increased quality of life in the mental domain in the period of one month, according to 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey, a 21% variation in auriculotherapy and 19% in massage, in pre and post intervention measurements. The measurements were performed one week pre intervention and one week post intervention.