Acupuncture for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Among Military Personnel

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among military personnel.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00320138

Run by

Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

People needed

55

Starts

2006-03-01

Expected to finish

2007-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-01-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Active duty military personnel
• Criteria met for PTSD based on Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) interview
• A stable medication dosing regimen or therapeutic treatment schedule for at least eight (8) weeks prior to beginning the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Acupuncture treatment within the previous 6 months
• Pain greater than or equal to level 8 on the Numeric Rating Scale for Pain
• Significant head injury with loss of consciousness greater than 1 hour
• Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus: fasting blood glucose >180 mg/dl
• Unstable or uncontrolled endocrine disorders, thyroid disease, renal failure, anemia, hemorrhagic diathesis, renovascular disease, Cushing's disease, or hyperaldosteronism
• Unwillingness on the part of participants to complete all study visits and/or the daily Life Chart
• Pregnancy
• Scheduled surgery during the treatment phase of the study
• Medical instability sufficient to warrant inpatient treatment in the medical or intensive care units
• Psychiatric symptoms sufficient to warrant inpatient treatment by the clinical care team
• Psychosis within the past two years
• A traumatic experience, as defined by the DSM-IV criterion A for ASD/PTSD, within the past 30 days

Where it is running

• Deployment Health Clinical Center, WRNMMC/USUHS Dept. of Psychiatry — Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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