The effect of acupuncture and exercise on GAD patients

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Generalized Anxiety Disorder.; Generalized anxiety disorder; F41.1

• Registration Number: IRCT20140708018409N1
• Lead Sponsor: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 18 May 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

People who have been diagnosed with G?AD according to the DSM 5 criteria by a psychiatrist.
Patients' anxiety levels are less than severe.
Patients have informed consent to participate in the study.
Patients with literacy (at least third grade of elementary school to read and write Persian correctly).
Patients did not have any opiate, stimulants, and other psychiatric medications from the 6 weeks before beginning of the study until after completing the last Anxiety Questionnaire.
Patients do not have a history of chronic physical illness.
Patients have female gender.
Patients age 60-18 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients have a history of suicide.
Pregnant women
Hematoma as a result of acupuncture and exacerbation of musculoskeletal diseases with exercise therapy
Patients were not happy to continue the study
Absent more than 3 sessions

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
S.A.S questionnaire anxiety score. Timepoint: 0,6,10 week. Method of measurement: S.A.S questionnaire.