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
Active Locations (1)
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Naval Medical Center
San Diego, California, United States, 92134