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Acupuncture and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Wellness

NCT04859686 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 77

Last updated 2021-07-08

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Summary

AMWELL is a randomized, waitlist-controlled, pilot study to evaluate the comparative efficacy of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Acupuncture (AT) to Wait-List Control (WL) in adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) experiencing symptoms of psychological distress.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

The MBSR program included weekly 2.5-hour sessions in a group format over eight weeks, plus a 1-day retreat. Formal practices included several types of meditation, such as mindful breathing, sitting meditation, walking meditation, gentle hatha yoga, body scan, and mindful awareness. Participants were asked to practice at home for 20 minutes daily, six days a week.

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture Treatment

Participants received two treatments per week over eight weeks, 35-40 minutes each. At each treatment, participants were treated with 10 body and two ear points: seven major points on either the front or back of the body. The treatment position alternated between sessions, such that the first session was on the back, with the next session on the front, unless a physical limitation prevented alternation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Brian Berman, MD · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-01
Primary Completion
2009-10-01
Completion
2010-10-30

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