Effects of auriculotherapy on labor time and cesarean section rate
randomized clinical trial
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https://doi.org/10.5935/1415-2762.20180069Keywords:
Auriculotherapy, Labor, Obstetric, Cesarean Section, Complementary Therapies, Obstetric NursingAbstract
Objective: to evaluate the effects of auriculotherapy on labor time and cesarean section rate. Method: this is a controlled, randomized, parallel and triple blind
clinical trial. We selected 102 parturients with gestational age ≥ 37 weeks, cervical dilatation ≥ 4 cm and two or more contractions every 10 minutes. Parturients
were randomly assigned to three groups at a university hospital in the countryside of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, to receive auriculotherapy, placebo or to
participate as control group without intervention. Auriculotherapy was applied with crystal microspheres at four strategic points. The effects of the treatment
were compared using the Kruskal-Wallis, Fisher's exact and chi-square tests. Results: the mean duration of labor was lower in the auriculotherapy group (607.8
versus placebo: 867.9 versus control: 694.7 minutes; p-value = 0.845); the rate of cesarean section was higher in the placebo group (55.9% versus auriculotherapy:
26.5% versus control: 20.6%, p-value = 0.0045). Conclusion: parturients who received auriculotherapy showed a lower cesarean rate compared to the placebo
group and shorter labor time when compared to the other groups, but further studies are necessary. Registration: nº RBR-47hhbj.
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