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Auriculotherapy as a Coping Strategy in Professional Nursing

NCT ID: NCT01424072

Last Updated: 2013-05-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

75 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-01-31

Study Completion Date

2011-09-30

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Stress, Psychological Coping Behavior

Keywords

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stress psychological coping behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Control Group

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

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Auriculotherapy by needles

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.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

auriculotherapy by needles

Intervention Type OTHER

The chinese auriculotherapy is a intervention used by Chinese Traditional Medicine in order to balance the body energy and to treat several kind of diseases using semi-permanent needles in specific points of the auricular pavilion.

Auriculotherapy by seeds

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

auriculotherapy by seeds

Intervention Type OTHER

We used the three points Shenmen, Kidney, and Brain Stem with mustard seeds, 1 time per week for 8 sessions.The subjects were instructed to stimulate the points three times a day.

Interventions

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auriculotherapy by needles

The chinese auriculotherapy is a intervention used by Chinese Traditional Medicine in order to balance the body energy and to treat several kind of diseases using semi-permanent needles in specific points of the auricular pavilion.

Intervention Type OTHER

auriculotherapy by seeds

We used the three points Shenmen, Kidney, and Brain Stem with mustard seeds, 1 time per week for 8 sessions.The subjects were instructed to stimulate the points three times a day.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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auricular acupuncture auricular acupuncture by seeds

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

23 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

61 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Sao Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Leonice Fumiko Sato Kurebayashi

Leonice Fumiko Sato Kurebayashi

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Leonice FS Kurebayashi

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Sao Paulo

Locations

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Hospital Universitário de São Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Other Identifiers

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CAAE: 0060.0.198.000-09

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id