Acupuncture for Nausea in HIV (AcuN)
21. juni 2012 opdateret af: NYU Langone Health
Acupuncture for Chronic Nausea in HIV: A Randomized Clinical Trial
The subjects in this research study will be 159 men and women with HIV infection who have a history of chronic nausea for three months or greater and show evidence of two or more episodes of nausea and/or report a duration of two hours or more (per day) in baseline symptom diaries.
Subjects will be randomized (by chance) to one of three conditions: Condition 1, subjects receive Standard acupuncture (active treatment); Condition 2, subjects receive Individualized acupuncture based on Traditional Chinese Medical Diagnosis (active treatment); Condition 3, (Control Group), subjects receive Sham acupuncture.
Subjects in Conditions 1, 2, & 3 will attend scheduled sessions over 24 weeks.
Studieoversigt
Status
Afsluttet
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
The subjects in the proposed experiment will be 159 men and women with HIV infection who have a history of chronic nausea for three months or greater and show evidence of two or more episodes of nausea and/or report a duration of 2 hours or greater (per day) in prospective baseline symptom diaries.
Subjects will be randomized to one of three experimental intervention conditions: Condition 1, subjects receive Standard acupuncture; Condition 2, subjects receive Individualized acupuncture based on Traditional Chinese Medical Diagnosis; Condition 3, (Control Group), subjects receive Sham acupuncture.
Subjects in Conditions 1, 2, & 3 will attend 16 scheduled sessions over 24 weeks.
All subjects will: be assessed by a diagnostic acupuncturist (blinded to treatment assignments); be administered the same instruments; and submit their symptom diaries for data entry and analysis.
After a screening/intake session, randomization and treatment sessions will follow.
There will be four weeks of twice weekly treatment sessions, four weekly treatment sessions and three follow-up sessions.
All conditions will be identical in duration and be administered by licensed acupuncturists trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
This study is a prospective, randomized, controlled, blinded (subject and evaluator), parallel groups clinical trial aimed at reducing chronic nausea and improving quality of life in persons with HIV/AIDS.
Undersøgelsestype
Interventionel
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
159
Fase
- Fase 2
Deltagelseskriterier
Forskere leder efter personer, der passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kaldet berettigelseskriterier. Nogle eksempler på disse kriterier er en persons generelle helbredstilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
18 år til 70 år (Voksen, Ældre voksen)
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Ingen
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Alle
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women HIV positive or CDC AIDS diagnosed
- History of chronic nausea for three months or greater
- Experience an average of two or more episodes of nausea and/or who experience an average duration of 2 hours or more (of nausea) per day
- Verification from Primary provider of subject's: HIV status, knowledge of patient's nausea and their agreement that their patient is clinically suitable for the study.
- Individuals able to successfully complete a mini-mental status exam
- Individuals who understand and agree to complete daily symptom diaries for the duration of the study.
- Individuals taking antiretroviral combinations must have completed an initial 8 weeks of a stable regime (same drug(s), dose & frequency) prior to entry into the study.
- Individuals taking anti-emetic medications must be on a stable regime (same drug, dose & frequency) for at least fourteen days prior to entry into the study.
- Individuals on all other medications which may have nausea listed as a side effect must be on a stable regime (same drug(s), dose & frequency) for at least fourteen (14) days prior to entry in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals with an acute medical condition, i.e. pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, tuberculosis and or other opportunistic infections or conditions that would require medical attention.
- Pregnant women
- Individuals receiving acupuncture currently and less than 6 months prior to enrollment.
- Individuals currently receiving other types of complementary therapies such as herbs, massage, acupressure wrist bands, reiki etc.
- Individuals with plans for travel, lifestyle change, or other activity that would preclude attending all of the planned study sessions and/or recording daily diary information.
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: Firedobbelt
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: I. Standard
Standard - Formula Acup Protocol
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Standard Acup point protocol for treating nausea
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Eksperimentel: 2. Individualized
Individualized Acup protocol based on TCM diagnosis
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Acup
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Sham-komparator: 3
(Control Group) Sham acupuncture
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Sham Acup - Non-Active
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
|---|---|
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INVR - symptom diary Clinical Global Impression Scales
Tidsramme: Baseline, treatment and follow-ups sessions
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Baseline, treatment and follow-ups sessions
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
|---|---|
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QOL scale MOS-SF-36 subscales
Tidsramme: Baseline, treatment and follow-up session
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Baseline, treatment and follow-up session
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
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Sponsor
Datoer for undersøgelser
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Studer store datoer
Studiestart
1. maj 2005
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
1. november 2011
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
1. december 2011
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
19. februar 2008
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
19. februar 2008
Først opslået (Skøn)
27. februar 2008
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
22. juni 2012
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
21. juni 2012
Sidst verificeret
1. juni 2012
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 09-0339
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