Chronic Pain Treatment Whith Auricular Laserpuncture
CompletedNot applicableNCT07010627
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a treatment protocol using auricular acupuncture point stimulation with laser, compared with the use of mustard seeds, for reducing chronic pain in older adults. With this research, the researchers hope to obtain results that will allow the establishment of a non-invasive, easy-to-apply, and painless treatment protocol to minimize chronic pain in the lumbar spine, shoulders, and knees, thereby improving the quality of life of the target population. At the first session, before the start of the treatment protocol, three questionnaires will be administered: the SF-36 to assess quality of life, the Visual Analog Scale for pain intensity, and the McGill Pain Questionnaire. The pain region will also be assessed using a thermographic camera to evaluate skin temperature and the Ryodoraku System. The same evaluation protocol will be repeated before the fifth session and after the tenth session.
Study details
- Official title
- Evaluation of the Application of Auricular Laserpuncture in the Treatment of Chronic Pain
- Interventions
- Procedure: Auriculotherapy for chronic pain treatment with laser stimulation of acupoints using red light
- Procedure: "Auriculotherapy for chronic pain treatment with stimulation of acupoints using mustard seeds."
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Vale do Paraíba
- Collaborators
- Ministry of Education, Brazil
- Start date
- 2025-05-20
- Primary completion
- 2025-12-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 60 Years to 90 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Brazil
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants aged 60 to 90 years; * Both sexes; * Chronic pain in the lumbar region, shoulder, or knee; * Signed the Informed Consent Form. Exclusion Criteria: * Undergoing treatment similar to the proposed research protocol at another facility or physiotherapy service; * Inability to fully understand the protocol proposed by the researcher; * Unwillingness to participate in the study and/or inability to attend all proposed treatment sessions; * Presence of lesions on the auricular pavilion; * Presence of earrings or piercings in the auricular acupoint regions targeted for treatment.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07010627