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临床试验/NCT02920164
NCT02920164已完成2 期

Auricular Acupuncture for Exam Anxiety in Medical Students: A Randomized Crossover Investigation

University Medicine Greifswald1 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 44 人开始时间: 2012年4月1日最近更新:
适应症

试验速览

阶段
2 期
状态
已完成
发起方
入组人数
44
试验地点
1
主要终点
Intensity of anxiety

研究概览

简要总结

Title of the study: Auricular acupuncture (AA) for pre-exam anxiety: A blinded randomized crossover study on healthy volunteers

Study period: 04/2012 - 07/2012

Institution: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine University Medicine of Greifswald

Aim of the study: To investigate the anxiolytic effect of auricular acupuncture (AA) in comparison to placebo acupuncture and no intervention during oral exams in anatomy at the University of Greifswald

Design: Prospective blinded randomized crossover trial

Intervention:

  1. AA using indwelling fixed needles, retained 24 h in situ
  2. AA using placebo needles

Number of volunteers: N = 40

Outcome measures: Anxiety level, Heart rate, blood pressure.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Crossover
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

入排标准

年龄范围
19 Years 至 35 Years(Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Medical students at the University of Greifswald
  • Going to take part in oral exams of human anatomy
  • Participants without previous anxiolytic medication
  • Participants without any experiences with acupuncture
  • Patients who have given written informed consent

排除标准

  • Local auricular skin infection
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Participants with prosthetic or damaged cardiac valves, intracardiac and intravascular shunts, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and mitral valve prolapse (risk of bacterial endocarditis according to guidelines of AHA)
  • Participants who are unable to understand the consent form
  • History of psychiatric disease, alcohol and drug abuse

结局指标

主要结局

Intensity of anxiety

时间窗: 2 days

State-Trait-Anxiety Inventory

次要结局

  • heart rate(1 day)
  • blood pressure(1 day)

研究者

发起方
University Medicine Greifswald
申办方类型
Other
责任方
Sponsor

研究点 (1)

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