Clinical Trial: Auriculotherapy in the Cares to the Premenstrual Syndrome
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Auriculotherapy in the Cares to the Premenstrual Syndrome: Randomized Clinical Trial
Brief Summary: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a collection of physical and emotional symptoms related to a woman's menstrual cycle. These symptoms occurring only during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle that are of sufficient severity to interfere with some aspects of life of these women, reflecting also in interpersonal relationships, workplace and in their productivity. For these reasons, this research was conducted with the nursing staff of the Samaritan Hospital in order to verify the effectiveness of auricular acupuncture to alleviate some of the symptoms of PMS.
Detailed Summary: 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 semipermanent needles in specific points of the auricular pavilion.
Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo
Current Primary Outcome: Premenstrual syndrome symptoms [ Time Frame: after 3 months ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
Original Secondary Outcome:
Information By: University of Sao Paulo
Dates:
Date Received: January 30, 2013
Date Started: January 2011
Date Completion:
Last Updated: January 30, 2013
Last Verified: January 2013