Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00545623
Acupuncture and Relaxation Response for GI Symptoms and HIV Medication Adherence
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 130 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Boston University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aims of the study are to investigate individual, combined and added effects of acupuncture and the relaxation response in reducing gastrointestinal symptoms, improving medication adherence and quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS. The study will also explore the mechanism of these therapeutic effects of acupuncture and the relaxation response.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Acupuncture | acupuncture twice/week for the first 4 weeks and once/week for another 4 weeks |
| BEHAVIORAL | Relaxation Response | listening to CDs with verbal instructions of techniques to elicit relaxation response |
| OTHER | sham acupuncture | sham acupuncture twice/week for the first 4 weeks and once/week for another 4 weeks |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2007-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-09-01
- Completion
- 2010-09-01
- First posted
- 2007-10-17
- Last updated
- 2014-09-03
- Results posted
- 2014-09-03
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00545623. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.