The Effect of Acupuncture on Anxiety and Working Memory

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Memory Impairment, Anxiety

In brief

This study endeavors to examine the relationship between acupuncture, anxiety, and performance on a test of working memory. In the study, all participants will complete the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) survey to determine how anxious they are at the moment and how anxious they tend to be in general. Then ½ of subjects will receive acupuncture for 20 minutes and ½ will rest quietly for 20 minutes. After this period, all subjects will again complete the STAI survey. Then all subjects will complete the Automated Operations Span Task (AOSPAN) which is a computerized test of working memory. Statistical analysis will be performed to determine if acupuncture had any effect on State-level anxiety and on performance on the AOSPAN.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01492738

Run by

National University of Health Sciences

People needed

90

Starts

2011-02-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Undergraduate University student
• Fluent in English
• Willing to receive acupuncture
• Aged 18-30
• In good health
• Not pregnant
• Not breastfeeding

You may not qualify if…

• Not an Undergraduate University student
• Not fluent in English
• Unwilling to receive acupuncture
• Under 18 years of age or older than 30 years of age
• Chronic disease
• Pregnant
• Breastfeeding

Where it is running

• Tiffani Kim Institute — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• A Center for Oriental Medicine — Wilmette, Illinois, United States

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