Acupuncture in Mothers of Very Low Birth Weight Infants

University of Sao Paulo

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Anxiety

Treatments: Procedure: Ear acupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01627444

Acupuncture_doctorate

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• can read and write in portuguese

Exclusion criteria

• breastfeeding contraindication
• use of lactogogues

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

ear acupuncture

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Ear acupuncture

Placebo acupuncture

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

No needle insertion, only stickers on acupuncture points.

Treatment:

Procedure: Ear acupuncture