An investigation into the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of psychosomatic symptoms and psychological distress - a double-blind randomised placebo controlled trial
Completed
- Conditions
- Medically unexplained symptoms are closely related to somatisation which are a set of any symptoms that have no organic explanationSigns and Symptoms
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN18177749
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Bedfordshire
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who are deemed by independent assessor to have medically unexplained symptoms, between the ages of 18-65
Exclusion Criteria
1. Those who have had more than 5 treatments of acupuncture in the past 12 months will be excluded.
2. Those with complex and possibly terminal prognoses will be excluded (e.g., cancer patients)
3. Anyone who has undergone any major surgery in the preceding 6 months prior to the start of the trial
4. Anyone who has a severe psychiatric diagnosis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method