Determining the Right Acupuncture for Good Recovery Over Neuropsychiatric Trauma
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-74
SponsorPaul Crawford
About this trial
This study seeks to verify that a specific acupuncture treatment is effective at reducing symptoms of neuropsychiatric trauma found in those diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Active Duty members and DoD beneficiaries(i.e. former military, spouse, dependent child), 18-65 years old
Meeting the criteria for PTSD based on PCL-5 (past month scores) score of 31 or higher
At least 1 positive response to at least one item on the LEC-5.
Disqualifiers
Pregnant, may be pregnant, or attempting to become pregnant. There areno known risks of this acupuncture in pregnant patients; however, we will exclude pregnancy due to the location of the needles (right over the uterus in 3rd trimester) and risk of exacerbating anxiety that may cause stress on the baby. Subjects will be told to let us know if they become pregnant so we can disenroll them from the study.
Prior treatment with Dragons acupuncture
History of hospitalization for mental health reasons within the last year
Active Suicidal thoughts (is currently considering suicide or has a plan) or suicide attempt within the last year. This will be assessed by direct questioning.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Dragons acupuncture
- Dragons acupressure
- Dragons placebo
Treatment groups
75 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Paul Crawford
Lead sponsor
Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov