Anxiety Disorders Clinical Trial
Official title:
Auricular Acupuncture Versus Progressive Muscle Relaxation in Patients With Anxiety Disorders or Major Depressive Disorder.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether auricular acupuncture (AA) according to the NADA protocol and progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) differ in their effectiveness of treating people with anxiety disorders or major depressive disorder. We hypothesized, that both treatments show significant effects in alleviating the examined items (tension, anxiety, anger/aggression and state ofr mood) and that there is no significant difference between these two treatments.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether auricular acupuncture according to the NADA
protocol and progressive muscle relaxation differ in their effectiveness of treating people
with anxiety disorders (AD) or major depressive disorder (MDD).
In this study, acupuncture was executed according to the NADA protocol: a standardized and
comparable method of auricular acupuncture (AA) with ease of application and limited adverse
reactions, which seems to have high acceptance among psychiatric patients. The NADA (National
Acupuncture Detoxification Association) protocol includes the needling of five specific
acupuncture points on both ears.
As a comparative relaxation treatment, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) was applied in our
study. It has been well established for many decades, especially for the treatment of severe
states of physical and mental tension, which is a common symptom of anxiety disorders and
depression. Many studies also suggest its potential utility in the treatment program of many
other illnesses, which are associated with conditions of anxiety and depression, such as
schizophrenia, sleeping disorders, endometriosis, atopic dermatitis or cancer.
The main aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of AA according to the NADA
protocol versus PMR in patients with AD or MDD. We hypothesized, that both treatments show
significant effects in alleviating the examined items (tension, anxiety, anger/aggression and
state ofr mood) and that there is no significant difference between these two treatments. In
order to increase the patients´ treatment acceptance and compliance, this study was set up in
an open design in which each patient was freely able to choose between both treatments.
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