Acupuncture And Anxiety

Analyzing the effect of Acupuncture on Cardiac Autonomic function among individuals with Performance anxiety - A Randomized Controlled Study - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/07/070684

Enrollment

Registered

2024-07-16

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F418- Other specified anxiety disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: Acupuncture: Patient will undergo needling over Lung-3, Heart-3, Heart-5, Pericardium-5 for 20 minutes a day for 14 consecutive days Control Intervention1: Waitlisted: Waitlisted Patien

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient of both genders within the age group of 16 to 26 years and who score above 3 in Westside test anxiety scale

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Induviduals with history of major trauma ,any chronic illness , chronic medical or mental disorder. Patients under psychotropic medications , physical or psychological rehabilitation therapy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of Heart Rate VariabilityTimepoint: Baseline and 14th day	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of Westside test anxiety scaleTimepoint: Baseline and 14th day	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr N Prabu

TN Dr.MGR Medical University, Chennai

drprabubnys91@gmail.com9566351891

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026