Students, Acupuncture and Stress – A feasibility study investigating the impact of acupuncture on stress in tertiary education students
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- StressPsychological StressAlternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicineMental Health - Other mental health disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12621000598886
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Technology, Sydney
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 86
Inclusion Criteria
•Currently enrolled as a tertiary student at UTS
•Aged 18 and over
•Able to provide informed consent
•Self-identify as ‘stressed’
Exclusion Criteria
•Bleeding disorders or any disorder that prohibits the use of acupuncture or certain points specified in this intervention;
•Use of prescribed anti-coagulant medication (such as warfarin) that may interfere with blood clotting
•Use of acupuncture for stress in the 14 days prior to the intervention
•Pregnancy
•Needle phobia
•Unwilling to complete outcome measures or attend the clinic for treatment
•Suicidal ideation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method