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
Active Locations (1)
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University Medicine of Greifswald
Greifswald, Germany, 17475