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Rapid Acupuncture Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

NCT05881174 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2024-03-13

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Summary

The summary of this research study is to test the effectiveness of a rapid "rescue" acupuncture technique as a non-pharmacologic alternative treatment for the reduction of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in affected individuals as a means to improve warfighter health and enable a more rapid return to duty, especially in austere environments. Patients will receive acupuncture as a research-related course of treatment for PTSD. The PCL-5 questionnaire will be used to assess the presence and severity of PTSD symptoms. A PCL-5 questionnaire will be administered at the beginning of the first treatment of "rescue" acupuncture and after the last treatment. Following the acupuncture treatment, a PCL-5 questionnaire will be initiated at the beginning of the first week of treatment and the end of the second week of treatment at the participating Mental Health Clinic (pMHC).

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

acupuncture

acupuncture

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

    collaborator FED

  • Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Richard C. Niemtzow, MD, PhD, MPH · Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center

  • Songxuan Zhou Niemtzow, MD, LAc · Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-11-24
Primary Completion
2023-10-18
Completion
2023-10-18

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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