Ear acupuncture for anxiety in lactating mothers: a randomized controlled trial.
Effect of ear acupuncture for anxiety in very low birth weight infants' mothers compared to standard care.
Mariana Lourenco Haddad
30 participants
Jun 1, 2011
Interventional
Conditions
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Lactating mothers of babies born <1500g (very low birth weight infants) in a school hospital in Londrina.
Exclusion Criteria1
- Important health conditions that counter-indicate breastfeeding, birth complications, multiple gestation, smokers, in use of lactogogues or drugs not-indicated for breastfeeding.
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Interventions
Acupuncture in five ear points according to the Chinese School - Shen Men, Anxiety 1 and 2, Tension, Muscle Relaxation. Semi-permanent needles will be inserted in an ear weekly, in a procedure the lasts about 5 minutes. The patient should remain with the needles until the next appointment, when the needles will be removed and new ones will be inserted in the other ear. It's expected the acupuncture will present results soon after the first appointment. 2 weeks is the minimum time expected for the participants' babies to start breastfeeding, when that happens it will be no longer possible to measure milk volume, and the study ends for this mother.
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ACTRN12611000025932