The Effect of Acupuncture on Anxiety and Working Memory

Anxiety Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Acupuncture on Anxiety and Working Memory

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01492738
• Other study ID #: NUHS H1011
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 1, 2011
• Last updated: April 14, 2015
• Start date: February 2011
• Est. completion date: December 2011

Study information

• Verified date: April 2015
• Source: National University of Health Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 90
• Est. completion date: December 2011
• Est. primary completion date: December 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Undergraduate University student

• Fluent in English

• Willing to receive acupuncture

• Aged 18-30

• In good health

• Not pregnant

• Not breastfeeding

Exclusion Criteria:

• 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

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Anxiety Disorders
• Memory Impairment

Intervention

Procedure:
• Acupuncture
After completing questionnaires and anxiety survey, a licensed acupuncturist will insert needles according to Clean Needle Technique into specific acupuncture points. Procedure will last 20 minutes.Following acupuncture treatment, participants will complete anxiety survey and memory test.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Tiffani Kim Institute	Chicago	Illinois
United States	A Center for Oriental Medicine	Wilmette	Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National University of Health Sciences

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in anxiety level	Participants will complete the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory survey to see how anxious they are initially; after acupuncture treatment or quiet resting, they will complete the survey again to see how anxious they are after the intervention.	Baseline and after1 hour	No
Primary	Memory task	Following acupuncture treatment or resting control, participants will complete a standardized memory test (AOSPAN) to see if intervention affects memory.	After 1 hour	No