The adminstration of ear acupuncture according to the NADA protocol to patients with alcohol dependende
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- F10.2
- Registration Number
- DRKS00005474
- Lead Sponsor
- Klinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik , Universitätsklinikum der TU Dresden
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
alcohol dependence, staying abstinent from alcohol for at least five days
Exclusion Criteria
oral administration of a beta-blocker within 14 days prior to study begin, oral administration of antidepressants within three months prior to study begin, oral administration of anticoagulants within 14 days prior to study begin, diabetis mellitus, coronary heart disease, heart failure, dementia, schizophrenia, major depression or bipolar disorder, drug addiction, known metal allergy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method heart rate variabilty (analysis of ECG and pulse wave)<br>3 time points of measurement: before start of first treatment and on the last treatment day as well as four weeks afterwards
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method craving, anxiety, depression, psychic symptom load, relaxation, skin condunctance, skin blood flow<br>Psychometric questionaires, skin resistance, photopletysmography<br>3 time points of measurement: before start of first treatment and on the last treatment day as well as four weeks afterwards