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The effects of auricular acupuncture on vascular parameters on the risk factors for diabetic foot: A randomized
Bianca Bacelar de Assis1, Erika de Cássia Lopes Chaves1, Ligia de Sousa2
1Nursing School and Postgraduate Program in Nursing of Federal University of Alfenas. 700 Gabriel Monteiro da Silva St., Alfenas, Minas Gerais, 37130-001, Brazil.
Aims And Objectives:
To evaluate the effects of auricular acupuncture on vascular parameters on the risk factors for Diabetic Foot.
Methods:
Randomized and masked clinical trial. The sample was composed of 44 individuals with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and they were randomly assigned to two groups: intervention (n = 22), which received five sessions of auricular acupuncture, and control (n = 22), which did not receive the therapy. Three evaluations were performed: before the intervention; one day after the last acupuncture session and 15 days after the second evaluation. For this, the subject's characterization instrument, the Ankle-Brachial Index measurement, and thermography were used. For data analysis, Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon, Wilcoxon signed-rank, Fisher's Exact and Chi-Square tests were used.
Results:
Auriculotherapy provided results in the Ankle-Brachial Index Test, as well as in thermography, which showed significant temperature improvement.
Conclusions:
The technique proved to be efficient in improving circulatory conditions and plantar temperature.
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