tailieunhanh - báo cáo khoa học:" Psychometric evaluation of a radio electric auricular treatment for stress related disorders: a double-blinded, placebo-controlled controlled pilot study"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Psychometric evaluation of a radio electric auricular treatment for stress related disorders: a double-blinded, placebo-controlled controlled pilot study | Rinaldi et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010 8 31 http content 8 1 31 HEALTH AND QUALITY of life outcomes RESEARCH Open Access Psychometric evaluation of a radio electric auricular treatment for stress related disorders a double-blinded placebo-controlled controlled pilot study Salvatore Rinaldi1 2 Vania Fontani2t Lucia Aravagli2 Piero Mannu2 Abstract Background The aim of this double-blind randomized study is to test the efficacy of a radio electric stimulator device using an auricular reflex therapy protocol for stress-related symptoms. Methods The study has been carried out on 200 subjects 138 females 62 males that voluntarily came to our Institute declaring to feel stressed . The participants were randomly allocated with a computerized procedure 150 were treated with auricular therapeutic protocol with radio electric stimulator device REAC and 50 were treated with an inactivated placebo REAC. Psychological stress was evaluated trough the self-administered questionnaire Psychological Stress Measure PSM . Assessment data were collected at 2 time points before the treatment T0 and immediately after the therapy cycle of 18 sessions about 4 weeks later T1 . Results In the group treated with REAC the psychometric evaluation after the therapy s cycle showed a significant reduction of PSM total scores from 23 13 at T0 to 16 21 at T1 p while in the control group no significant variation in decreasing stress-related symptomatology has been noted 25 80 at T0 and 25 88 at T1 p NS . Conclusions The protocol of the auricular treatment with REAC seems to reduce the subjective perception of stress as psychometrically demonstrated by the significant reduction in PSM test total score. This therapeutical procedure also provides a non invasive not painful and very simple innovative approach to treat the widely diffused stress related disorders. Trial Registration This trial has been registered in the Australian New Zealand .