Study of the efficacy of adding acupuncture to drug therapy in patients with anxiety syndrome referring to outpatient clinics of Ibn Sina Hospital

Comparison of the efficacy of acupuncture and medication therapy with drug therapy alone in improving anxiety syndrome in patients referred to the outpatient clinic of Ibn Sina Hospital

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20181031041511N1

Enrollment

105

Registered

2018-12-02

Start date

2018-11-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-01-14

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Conditions

Generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder.

Interventions

Intervention 1: first Intervention group: Intervention group: Treatment with sertraline with a dose of 50 mg per day for 8 weeks and 12 sessions of acupuncture. Intervention 2: Control group: Control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Detection of anxiety disorder based on examination No other psychiatric disorder Non-use of psychotropic substances other than cigarettes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Use of another drug that may interfere Unwillingness to attend the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Decrease of 50% of Spielberger test scores of anxiety and decrease of serum cortisol level at the end of 8 weeks compared to control group. Timepoint: The beginning of the study and the Eighth week. Method of measurement: Spielberger Anxiety Inventory and Cortisol Serum Assay.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactali khorsand vakilzade

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

khorsanda@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3802 2011

Outcome results

None listed

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