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Artigo Científico Acesso fechado Possíveis efeitos da auriculoterapia na hipertensão arterial sistêmica: ensaio clínico piloto(2020) Silva, Silvana Salete daSystemic arterial hypertension is one of the most prevalent risk factors in the world. It is characterized by continuously high blood pressure levels. It is a disease of multifactorial causes and with high mortality rates. Auricular acupuncture is an acupuncture technique of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which uses the ear to restore and maintain health by having the reflex that the ear exerts on the central nervous system. OBJECTIVES: to evaluate the possible effects of auriculotherapy in users of a Basic Health Unit with systemic arterial hypertension. METHODS: Quantitative pilot clinical trial, of the before and after type, almost experimental. The sample consisted of 16 users of a basic health unit in Greater Florianópolis, who received the application of auriculotherapy at the Shen-men acupuncture points, kidney, sympathetic, hypotensive, hypotensive groove, heart, apex of the ear and liver, for 8 consecutive weeks, with an interval of seven days between sessions. Data collection was performed using a sociodemographic questionnaire and filling out a form before and after. The analysis was based on the Shapiro Wilk normality test and the Studentes t test.