Acupuncture and the Relaxation Response for Substance Abuse
12. december 2014 opdateret af: Bei-Hung Chang, VA Boston Healthcare System
Acupuncture and the Relaxation Response for Homeless Veterans With Substance Abuse
This one-year pilot study has two specific aims: 1. to determine the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial of acupuncture and the relaxation response for substance abuse among homeless veterans who are in a domiciliary care program, and 2. to collect and analyze pilot data to estimate the effect size for planning a future larger study to fully test the hypothesis of the effectiveness of acupuncture and the RR in reducing cravings for substances (alcohol and drugs), and the corollary effects on quality of life.
Studieoversigt
Status
Afsluttet
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
Substance abuse is one of the most important risk factors for homelessness.
A high proportion of the US homeless population are veterans, in large part due to the high prevalence of substance abuse among veterans.
Thus, effective substance abuse treatment in veterans is essential to preventing homelessness, as well as reintegrating those already homeless.
Traditional substance abuse therapies have shown inconsistent effectiveness, suggesting a need for alternative therapies.
Acupuncture and the relaxation response (RR) are two commonly used complementary and alternative medicine modalities that have shown benefit in some studies.
However, they have not been studied in homeless veterans who have completed detoxification treatment and are in early remission.
Acupuncture and the RR share common features, yet have distinct differences.
Acupuncture has to be administered by acupuncturists, while RR elicitation is a self-care strategy that can be learned and practiced anytime and anywhere.
We propose a pilot study to determine the feasibility of conducting a three-arm randomized controlled trial on veterans in the Bedford Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans program and to collect pilot data for planning future larger studies to test the effectiveness of acupuncture and the RR in reducing substance craving and improving anxiety and quality of life.
Undersøgelsestype
Interventionel
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
67
Fase
- Fase 2
- Fase 3
Kontakter og lokationer
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Studiesteder
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Massachusetts
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Bedford, Massachusetts, Forenede Stater, 01730
- Bedford VAMC
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Deltagelseskriterier
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Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
18 år og ældre (Voksen, Ældre voksen)
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Ingen
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Alle
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have a substance abuse or dependence problem of any type of substance
- Stay in the domiciliary for at least 10 weeks after the study entry to complete the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Schizophrenia or psychotic diagnoses
- Bleeding disorders (hemophilia or thrombocytopenia)
- An allergy to metals (needles).
Studieplan
Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Acup
Acupuncture
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Eksperimentel: RR
Relaxation Response
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Ingen indgriben: UC
Usual Care
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Changes in self-reported substance craving rating from baseline to 10 week
Tidsramme: baseline and 10 week follow up
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baseline and 10 week follow up
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Changes in anxiety level from baseline to 10 week
Tidsramme: baseline and 10 week follow up
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baseline and 10 week follow up
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Changes in quality of life from baseline to 10 week
Tidsramme: baseline and 10 week follow up
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baseline and 10 week follow up
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
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Sponsor
Samarbejdspartnere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Bei-Hung Chang, Sc.D., VA Boston Health Care system
Publikationer og nyttige links
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Generelle publikationer
- Chang BH, Sommers E. Acupuncture and relaxation response for craving and anxiety reduction among military veterans in recovery from substance use disorder. Am J Addict. 2014 Mar-Apr;23(2):129-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2013.12079.x. Epub 2013 Aug 30.
- Chang BH, Elizabeth Sommers, Lawrence Herz, Acupuncture and relaxation response for substance use disorder recovery, Journal of Substance Use, 2010, 15(6): 390-401.
Datoer for undersøgelser
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Studer store datoer
Studiestart
1. november 2006
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
1. september 2007
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
1. november 2007
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
11. september 2006
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
11. september 2006
Først opslået (Skøn)
12. september 2006
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
15. december 2014
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
12. december 2014
Sidst verificeret
1. december 2014
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 1 EA-0000041
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