Status:

UNKNOWN

Auricular Stimulation for Relief of Stress and Anxiety

Lead Sponsor:

University Medicine Greifswald

Conditions:

Stress and Anxiety

Eligibility:

All Genders

19-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate whether auricular stimulation (percutaneous sensory stimulation of cranial nerves) as compared vs. no intervention (waiting list) reduces stress and anxiety in heal...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Medical care workers at the University Medicine of Greifswald
  • Experiencing stress and anxiety in connection with COVID-19 pandemic
  • Participants without previous anxiolytic medication
  • Ability to understand and fill in the structured questionnaire (Appendix D \& E)
  • Written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Recidivist alcoholics
  • Local auricular skin infection
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Participants with prosthetic or damaged cardiac valves and mitral valve prolaps (risk of bacterial endocarditis according to guidelines of AHA)
  • Participants who are unable to understand the consent form
  • History of psychiatric disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 3 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04703907

Start Date

December 3 2020

End Date

August 1 2021

Last Update

January 11 2021

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University Medicine of Greifswald

Greifswald, Germany, 17475