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Acupuncture for Sleep Disturbances in OEF/OIF Veterans With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

NCT01862653 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2014-10-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has emerged as a significant problem among troops returning from combat zones. A majority of these veterans will report difficulty maintaining or initiating sleep. The purpose of this research will be to conduct a prospective, randomized, wait list controlled, small scale feasibility study to examine if the use of an auricular acupuncture regimen improves quality of sleep for Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF)veterans with PTSD receiving standard PTSD treatment. Hypothesis: Objective and subjective sleep disturbances and sleep quality will be improved in OIF/OEF veterans who receive auricular acupuncture in conjunction with standard PTSD therapy or standard therapy alone.

Conditions

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Sleep Disturbance

Interventions

DEVICE

Auricular Acupuncture

Subjects receiving the auricular acupuncture intervention will be treated in a quiet private room sitting in a comfortable chair. The external ear cartilage of both ears will be cleaned with isopropyl alcohol swabs. A clean insertion technique will be used with stainless steel SEIRIN D type acupuncture needles (0.20mm diameter, 15mm length) on each of the identified acupuncture points (Shen men, Point zero, brain, thalamus, Pineal, Master cerebral, Insomnia 1, Kidney, Heart, Insomnia 2, Occiput, Forehead) to bilateral ears for a total of 30 minutes. Acupuncture will be administered by a board certified Psychiatrist with supplemental privileges to perform acupuncture.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • United States Department of Defense

    collaborator FED

  • United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Heather C King, MSN · Naval Medical Center San Diego/ University of San Diego

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-02-28
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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