Schizophrenia, Depression, Sleep disorders
Conditions
Interventions
During 12 weeks the patients will receive acupuncture, once a week during one hour. The treatment will take place in a room with comfortable chairs. Two acupuncturists will perform treatment, patients
Sponsors
LVR Klinik Bedburg Hau,
Bahnstrasse 6, 47551 Bedburg-Hau
Tel. 0049-2821-813050 (secretary at the clinic, please ask for Frau Bosch)
Fax. 0049-2821-813098
Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Centre for Cognition, Radboud University Nijmegen, Montessorilaan 3, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Tel: ++492821813050; Fax: ++492821813098
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ICD-10 diagnosis of schizophrenia for one group, or depression for the other group. The diagnosis is made by the treating psychiatrist, who, upon concluding that the patient would be suitable for the project, then informs the patient about it.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Addiction, other neurological conditions. The psychiatrists that inform the patients about the study, also have access to any other diagnosis that the patients might have. Upon entering the study, the exclusion criteria are checked once again in the electronic patient information system of the clinic.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The testbattery consists of the following: PSQI, Epworth, RST, BDI, PANSS, Sleep Diary, SF-36, MUPS, number recall (WAIS III), letter number recall (WAIS III), mwt-b. Tests are filled in or taken in presence of a psychology apprentice. Statistical analysis are performed by an external expert who only receives the numbers. Patient data is kept anonymous at all times. Testing will take place pre and post treatment or waitlistcondition. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Followup test three months after post testing. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactPeggy Bosch
Sternbuschklinik Ambulanz Nassauerallee 93-97
Outcome results
None listed