NCT04859686

Acupuncture and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Wellness

Acupuncture and Meditation for Wellness (AMWELL)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 77 (actual)
• Sponsor: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · Federal
• Sex: Female
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

AMWELL is a randomized, waitlist-controlled, pilot study to evaluate the comparative efficacy of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Acupuncture (AT) to Wait-List Control (WL) in adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) experiencing symptoms of psychological distress.

Detailed description

Female CSA survivors at least 21 years old were recruited from newspaper ads, radio programs, study websites and various public announcements in the Baltimore, Md and surrounding area between September, 2008 to October, 2009.

Conditions

• PTSD

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction	The MBSR program included weekly 2.5-hour sessions in a group format over eight weeks, plus a 1-day retreat. Formal practices included several types of meditation, such as mindful breathing, sitting meditation, walking meditation, gentle hatha yoga, body scan, and mindful awareness. Participants were asked to practice at home for 20 minutes daily, six days a week.
PROCEDURE	Acupuncture Treatment	Participants received two treatments per week over eight weeks, 35-40 minutes each. At each treatment, participants were treated with 10 body and two ear points: seven major points on either the front or back of the body. The treatment position alternated between sessions, such that the first session was on the back, with the next session on the front, unless a physical limitation prevented alternation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-09-01
• Primary completion: 2009-10-01
• Completion: 2010-10-30
• First posted: 2021-04-26
• Last updated: 2021-07-08