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Effects of Meridian Based Psychotherapy on Hwa-byung

Effects of Meridian Based Psychotherapy on Major Symptoms of Hwabyung: A pilot study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0001200
Enrollment
26
Registered
2014-08-19
Start date
2013-11-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-03-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(Meridian based phycotherapy(Emotional freedom techniques), Progressive muscle relaxation ) : Each subject group convened together for 1 hour each week(total 4 weeks) to undergo Emotional Freedo

Sponsors

Kyung Hee University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Patients who are dignosed Hwabyung by Hwabyung Diagnostic Interview Schedule(HBDIS) -Patients who made decision to participate in voluntarily, and agreed to the consent in writing -Patients who have no disablity on verbal communication and audio-visual like reading, writing, listening, and speaking

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Patients who have history or current history of serious psychiatric or neurologic disorder -Patients who have changes in administration of medication within one month if she is taking antidepressants, tanquilizers, hormones, or other Hwabyung-related drugs -Patients who are in seriously unstable medical conditions -Patients who took part in other clinical trials within the past month -Patients who can not understand the consent or follow our research as having mental retardation, emotional problem, or intellectual problem -Patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding or are women childbearing age without contraception

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Hwabyung scale

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI);State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory(STAXI);Symptom Checklist-90-Revised(SCL-90-R)

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSeo Woo

Kyung Hee University Oriental Medicine Hospital at Gangdong

Outcome results

None listed

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