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 ]

This randomized clinical trial aimed at evaluating the auriculotherapy efficacy to reduce behavioral or physical symptom that is self-perceived as related to the symptoms that precede menstruation (irritability, depression, fatigue, headache, breast tenderness, swelling, anxiety, insomnia, crying spells, changes in appetite)


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

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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