NCT01862653

Acupuncture for Sleep Disturbances in OEF/OIF Veterans With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego · Federal
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has emerged as a significant problem among troops returning from combat zones. A majority of these veterans will report difficulty maintaining or initiating sleep. The purpose of this research will be to conduct a prospective, randomized, wait list controlled, small scale feasibility study to examine if the use of an auricular acupuncture regimen improves quality of sleep for Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF)veterans with PTSD receiving standard PTSD treatment. Hypothesis: Objective and subjective sleep disturbances and sleep quality will be improved in OIF/OEF veterans who receive auricular acupuncture in conjunction with standard PTSD therapy or standard therapy alone.

Conditions

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Sleep Disturbance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Auricular Acupuncture	Subjects receiving the auricular acupuncture intervention will be treated in a quiet private room sitting in a comfortable chair. The external ear cartilage of both ears will be cleaned with isopropyl alcohol swabs. A clean insertion technique will be used with stainless steel SEIRIN D type acupuncture needles (0.20mm diameter, 15mm length) on each of the identified acupuncture points (Shen men, Point zero, brain, thalamus, Pineal, Master cerebral, Insomnia 1, Kidney, Heart, Insomnia 2, Occiput, Forehead) to bilateral ears for a total of 30 minutes. Acupuncture will be administered by a board certified Psychiatrist with supplemental privileges to perform acupuncture.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-02-01
• Primary completion: 2014-09-01
• Completion: 2014-09-01
• First posted: 2013-05-24
• Last updated: 2014-10-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States