Shiatsu Adjuvant Therapy And Placebo For Schizophrenia:a Double Blind Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 150
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)
研究概览
简要总结
In the current study we will study the effect of adding acupressure (shiatsu) to conventional therapy in treating individuals with schizophrenia.
详细描述
Acupressure, also known as shiatsu, is a holistic form of medicine originating in Japan but now widely practiced throughout the world. The theory is based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which sees meridians of life force (chi) running through the body, and aims to optimize health through manipulating the body into maximal alignment.
We are proposing a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial to examine the efficacy of acupressure as adjuvant therapy added to antipsychotics in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia.
The goals of this study are twofold:
- To assess through the highest standards of empirical research whether acupressure can benefit patients with schizophrenia.
- To furnish data relevant to the possible physiological mechanisms by which acupressure may produce a therapeutic effect.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
- •Ages 18 and over
- •Clinical status stable, as reflected by changes in Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) (Overall & Gorham, 1961) of less than 20% during a one month period prior to randomization, and at least one month of drug treatment without change of anti-psychotic drug or dosage.
- •Ability to cooperate with 40-minute sessions
排除标准
- •Unstable general medical conditions
- •Active bone fracture or other orthopedic problem
- •Skin condition that renders treatment unsafe or painful
- •Active infection in skin or soft tissues, such as cellulitis
- •Solid tissue malignancy
结局指标
主要结局
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)
时间窗: 16 weeks
次要结局
未报告次要终点