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Acupuncture and the Relaxation Response for Substance Abuse

NCT00375102 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 67

Last updated 2014-12-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This one-year pilot study has two specific aims: 1. to determine the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial of acupuncture and the relaxation response for substance abuse among homeless veterans who are in a domiciliary care program, and 2. to collect and analyze pilot data to estimate the effect size for planning a future larger study to fully test the hypothesis of the effectiveness of acupuncture and the RR in reducing cravings for substances (alcohol and drugs), and the corollary effects on quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

BEHAVIORAL

Relaxation Response

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Samueli Institute for Information Biology

    collaborator OTHER

  • VA Boston Healthcare System

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Bei-Hung Chang, Sc.D. · VA Boston Health Care System

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-11-30
Primary Completion
2007-09-30
Completion
2007-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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