Status:

COMPLETED

Acupuncture for Perceived Stress in Military Personnel

Lead Sponsor:

United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego

Collaborating Sponsors:

Vanderbilt University

Conditions:

Acupuncture

Perceived Stress

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Introduction: Although the physiologic response to stress is necessary for mammals to survive, prolonged stress response as a result of perceived stress can lead to allostatic load and loss of resilie...

Detailed Description

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: Aim 1a: To determine feasibility of recruitment in service members for SSA. Expected Outcome: Participants will agree to receive SSA treatment for their perceived stress. Aim 1b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Active duty service members will be considered eligible upon meeting the following criteria: 18 to 65 years of age, Self-report of perceived stress for at least one month. A score of 16 or above on the PSS. The choice of 16 on the PSS scale, as an eligibility criterion, was based on previous studies that use the same score criterion to describe the impact of perceived stress on allostatic load and the effect of acupuncture for perceived stress (Groer et al., 2016; Schroeder et al., 2017). Stable on psychiatric and other medications for at least three months. Able to sign an informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Recent medical surgery within one month; Alcohol abuse or dependence diagnosis within one month and active substance use/abuse/dependency treatment within one month; Pregnant women. Acupuncture can result in an induction of labor and spontaneous abortion in rare occasions(White et al., 2008); Has had acupuncture treatment in the past month.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 12 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 16 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03364361

Start Date

February 12 2018

End Date

March 16 2018

Last Update

March 29 2018

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Naval Medical Center

San Diego, California, United States, 92134