Auriculotherapy as a Coping Strategy in Professional Nursing

University of Sao Paulo

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Coping Behavior; Stress, Psychological

Treatments: Other: auriculotherapy by needles; Other: auriculotherapy by seeds

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01424072

CAAE: 0060.0.198.000-09

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized clinical trial aimed at evaluating the auriculotherapy as coping strategies in 75 nursing professionals in a University Hospital.

Full description

There is consensus that psychological and social factors can lead to physical health problems of individuals and coping strategies in stressful situations may be crucial for the mental, physical and social development of people. Taking care of professionals who provide health services is a key strategy, since good results depend on the service, especially in work teams healthy and, therefore, able to promote the humanization of service.

Enrollment: 75 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 23 to 61 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Average and high score by the List of Stress Symptoms
• Voluntary participation in the study
• Availability of time for submission to the sessions

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Medical license or vacation during the period
• Low score of stress

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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75 participants in 3 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Control Group didn't receive any treatment and was evaluated at the same time and the same way of interventions group

Auriculotherapy by needles

Experimental group

Description:

The investigators used 3 points, Shenmen, Kidney, and Brain Stem with semi-permanent needles of 1.8 mm, 1 time per week for 8 sessions.

Treatment:

Other: auriculotherapy by needles

Auriculotherapy by seeds

Experimental group

Description:

The investigators used the three points Shenmen, Kidney, and Brain Stem with mustard seeds, 1 time per week for 8 sessions.

Treatment:

Other: auriculotherapy by seeds