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Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation Research | Volume 3

August 23-24, 2018 | Paris, France

Neurology and Neurological Disorders

International Conference on

The effect of auriculotherapy on stress, anxiety, and depression in ms patients: A double blind

randomized clinical control trial (parallel design)

Mahboubeh Valiani, Fereshteh Ashtari

and

Marjan Mansourian

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Background:

MS is one of the central nervous system diseases,

which is of relatively high prevalence among neurological

diseases. Multiple studies have shown that stressful life is

associated with an increased risk of MS. The aim of this study

is to investigate the impact of using the auriculotherapy

technique on stress, anxiety, and depression in MS patients.

Materials and Methods:

This study was a double blind

randomized clinical trial in two groups. The sample size was

estimated to be 64 subjects in each group. The Center for MS

at Kashani hospital in the Province of Isfahan was the location

of research. DASS-21 questionnaire was completed before,

after and one month after intervention. The auriculotherapy

technique began in the intervention group and at the end

of each session, herbal vaccaria seeds were fixed at three

main points on the ear, for at least 3 days. All the tests were

carried out using the SPSS19 software at an error level of 5%.

Results:

The results showed that the mean score of stress,

anxiety and depression decreased in the auriculotherapy group

compared with that in the placebo group. The analysis of

variance showedsignificant differencesbetween the twogroups

after intervention and one month later (P <0.05). Whereas the

stress, anxiety and depression score had not undergone any

significant changes before intervention in two groups (P>0.05).

Conclusion:

Auriculotherapy as a safe and effective technique

reduced stress, anxiety, and depression in MS patients.