Anxiety
Conditions
Keywords
acupuncture, press needle, anxiety
Brief summary
This study would like to compare manual acupunture treatment for anxiety in COVID Health workers population in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital using filiform needles and press needle.
Detailed description
This study wanted to know would press needle be having better outcome for anxiety treatment, compared with filiform needles, because press needle taken home and could be manipulated as needed at home, unlike filiform needle where an acupuncturist must be available to do the treatment. Furthermore, the press needle needed to be changed once within 5 days, that is 2-3 times in week. So we hope to have better acupuncture option (in effectivity and timewise) for COVID healthcare workers anxiety treatment. There are no study to compare the usage of the two types of needles for anxiety treatment to date.
Interventions
PROCEDUREManual Acupuncture
Manual acupuncture treatment using different types of needle
Sponsors
Indonesia University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Investigator did not know the respondent and did not come in contact. The outcome assessor consist of 4 person who are randomly assessing the respondent, so the assessor do not know the full data since the beginning of participation thus do not have any bias when assessing the respondent
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* COVID-19 health workers. * Rapid test COVID-19 t or PCR swab non reactive within 7 days before intervention * HAM-A score below 25 * Could still do daily activities * Willing to enroll this study and sign the informed consent * Willing to comply with the study procedure
Exclusion criteria
* Contraindicated for acupuncture : having medical emergencies, pregnancy, blood clotting issue, uncontrolled diabetic mellitus, fever. * Having acupunture treatment within 7 days prior to study intervention * Having tumor or infection at the pucture site * Cognitive or consciouseness impairment * Having anxiety therapy with a psychiatrist
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Anxiety Scale | two weeks | A questionnaire to access anxiety level, higher score means higher anxiety symptoms, ranged 0-56, mild anxiety scored below 17, 17-24 moderate anxiety, more than 24 severe anxiety |
| Short-Form 36 | two weeks | A questionnaire to access quality of life, higher score means better quality of life. ranged 1-100. higher scores means better quality of life |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Rate Variability | two weeks | A measurement to know the balance of autonomic nerve system |
Countries
Indonesia
Outcome results
None listed