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Trial reportRevista latino-americana de enfermagem2018

Effectiveness of auriculotherapy on anxiety during labor: a randomized clinical trial1.

Reginaldo Roque Mafetoni, Mariana Haddad Rodrigues, Lia Maristela da Silva Jacob, Antonieta Keiko Kakuda Shimo

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Trial report in Revista latino-americana de enfermagem, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Auricular bean embedding improves urination in epidural labor analgesia: A single center randomized controlled study.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Reginaldo Roque MafetoniPhD, Adjunct Professor, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Paulista, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Mariana Haddad RodriguesPhD, RN, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, Prefeitura Municipal de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.
Lia Maristela da Silva JacobDoctoral student, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil. Assistant Professor, Faculdade de Jaguariúna, Centro Universitário de Jaguariúna, Jaguariúna, SP, Brazil.
Antonieta Keiko Kakuda ShimoPhD, Associate Professor, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRPrefeitura do Município de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Paulista · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveto evaluate the effectiveness of auriculotherapy on the anxiety of women during labor.

methodthis is a randomized, parallel, triple-blind clinical trial. 102 parturients with gestational age ≥ 37 weeks, cervical dilatation ≥ 4 cm and two or more contractions in 10 min were selected and randomly assigned into three groups to receive auriculotherapy, placebo or control (routine care). Auriculotherapy was applied with crystal microspheres to the shenmen, uterus, neurasthenia area and endocrine points, and anxiety was assessed by the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A). Analyzes were performed using the Kruskal-Wallis, Generalized estimating equations, Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests.

resultsthe groups showed no significant difference at baseline according to the HAM-A. After the intervention there was a significant increase in HAM-A scores at 120 min in the placebo versus auriculotherapy group (mean difference (MD) 3.62, confidence interval (CI) 0.42-6.81, p=0.0265) and control versus auriculotherapy group (MD 4.88, CI 1.87-7.88, p=0.0015).

conclusionthe parturients with auriculotherapy presented lower levels of anxiety according to the HAM-A score after the treatment when compared to the women from the other groups; this can represent alternative care in obstetric practice. Registration: n. RBR-47hhbj.

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AdolescentAdultAnxietyAuriculotherapyDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansLabor, ObstetricPregnancyPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult

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