A Controlled Clinical Trial of Group Acupuncture Therapy VS Chiropractor Group Therapy to Reduce Anxiety and Depression in People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWH/A).
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to determine and compare acupuncture therapy and chiropractor group therapy to reduce anxiety and depression among HIV/AIDS patients at Being Alive, Los Angeles. In this controlled clinical trial, a total of 30 patients will be divided into two groups, 15 in the acupuncture therapy group, 15 in the chiropractor group therapy. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), The Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7- item scales (GAD-7) will be used as screening tools for depressive and anxiety symptoms respectively.
详细描述
In this study, the objectives are to determine and compare the prevalence of symptoms of depression and anxiety and find the most effective treatment method to assist patients in improving their quality of life utilizing holistic health treatments such as acupuncture and chiropractic to support their physical and mental health. Depression and anxiety are currently a major public health challenge worldwide especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Approximately 280 million people within the world have depression, and over 700,000 people die due to suicide per annum (WHO, 2021). This depression and anxiety in PLWHAs can result in poor quality of life, and quality of work, school, and family life. Also, risky sexual behavior, the spreading of the virus, and at its worst, depression can result in suicide.
This controlled clinical trial will explore the treatment of acupuncture versus chiropractor care to seek out which treatment can help people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH/A) to reduce depression and anxiety among PLWH/A patients in Being Alive, Los Angeles.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Care Provider, Investigator)
盲法说明
Single blind non randomized clinical trial.
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •single intervention only
排除标准
- •chiropractic and acupuncture together
研究组 & 干预措施
Acupuncture therapy
This study aims to compare acupuncture therapy administered one time per month
干预措施: Acupuncture (Other)
Chiropractor therapy
This study aims to compare chiropractic therapy administered one time per month
干预措施: Chiropractic (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
时间窗: 3 months
Seven item questionnaire of each anxiety and depression. The items are rated on 0, 1, 2, and 3 giving scores with minimum scores of 0 to 21 maximum. Score interpretation on anxiety or depression subscales ranging from 0-7 considered non case, 8-10 considered possible case, and 11-21 considered probable case, which have been reclassified and relabeled as follows: 0-7 normal, 8-10 = mild, 11-15= moderate, and ≥16 = severe of anxiety or depression.
The Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9)
时间窗: 3 months
Patient Health Questionnaire for depression, score interpretation. Severity. The developers report the following interpretive guidelines for the PHQ-9 as a severity measure: 1-4 no depression, 5-9 = mild de- pression, 10-14= moderate depression, 15-19 = moderately severe depression, and 20-27= severe depression.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7)
时间窗: 3 months
Anxiety Disorder 7-item, scoring Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate, and severe anxiety, respectively.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Robert Hoffman
CEO/DEAN
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine