Chronic Pain Treatment Whith Auricular Laserpuncture

Summary

The objective of the study to evaluate the effectiveness of a treatment protocol using auricular acupuncture point stimulation with laser , compared to the use of mustard seeds, for reducing chronic pain in the elderly. With this research, the researches hope to obtain results that allow us to establish a non-invasive, easy, quick-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 in this study.

In the first session and before the start of the treatment protocol, three questionnaires will be applied for evaluation of the subjects: the first to assess quality of life (SF-36), and the others to evaluate pain intensity (Visual Analog Scale for pain and the McGill Pain Questionnaire). The pain location will be assessed using a thermografic camara that evaluates skin temperature, as well as a Traditional Chinese Medicine device (Ryodoraku) that measures the energy flow in the body's meridians. The same evaluation protocol will be repeated before the fifth session and after the tenth session.

Conditions

• Chronic Knee Pain
• Chronic Shoulder Pain
• Chronic Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Auriculotherapy for chronic pain treatment with laser stimulation of acupoints using red light

This arm of the study will analyze the effectiveness of the treatment protocol for chronic pain in the shoulder, knee, or lumbar spine region in elderly individuals, using the application of laser acupuncture with low-power laser and red light on acupoints of Auriculotherapy. As a criterion for the qualitative evaluation of the study, the McGill questionnaires (Annex A) and the Visual Analog Scale (Annex B) will be used to assess chronic pain, while the SF-36 instrument (Annex C) will allow for the evaluation of participants' quality of life before and after the treatment protocol. For quantitative evaluation, thermographic images and the Ryodoraku System will be used. All proposed tools will be applied before the first treatment session (A1), before the fifth session (A2), and at the end of the tenth session (A3).

PROCEDURE

"Auriculotherapy for chronic pain treatment with stimulation of acupoints using mustard seeds."

This arm of the study will analyze the effectiveness of the treatment protocol for chronic pain in the shoulder, knee, or lumbar spine regions in elderly individuals, utilizing the application of mustard seeds on Auriculotherapy acupoints. As criteria for the qualitative evaluation of the study, the McGill questionnaires (Annex A) and the Visual Analog Scale (Annex B) will be used to assess chronic pain, while the SF-36 instrument (Annex C) will allow for the evaluation of participants' quality of life before and after the treatment protocol. For quantitative evaluation, thermographic images and the Ryodoraku System will be utilized. All proposed tools will be applied before the first treatment session (A1), before the fifth session (A2), and at the end of the tenth session (A3)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ministry of Education, Brazil

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Universidade do Vale do Paraíba

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Luís Eduardo S soares, co-advisor doctoral · UNIVAP- University of Paraiba Valley

• Emilia Angela A arisawa, advisor doctoral · UNIVAP- University of Paraiba Valley

• Gerson Q Quadros Jr, Doctoral Student · UNIVAP- University of Paraiba Valley

Eligibility

Min Age

60 Years

Max Age

90 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-06-30

Primary Completion

2025-12-31

Completion

2026-12-31

Countries

• Brazil

Study Locations