Determining the Right Acupuncture for Good Recovery Over Neuropsychiatric Trauma

Part of paid clinical trials in Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

Sponsor
Paul Crawford
Study ID
NCT05516862
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 74 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Dragons acupuncture — OTHER
    The treatment we are studying is supposed to help the rational and emotional brain effectively communicate, so that the emotional brain can finally realize the trauma experienced is no longer a threat. We call this re-processing. It does not take away the memory but it allows the rational brain to see the memory as just a memory without the emotional brain initiating your fight, flight or freeze system. This allows the mind to take the file off the messy desk and put it away. The treatment was named by the Chinese and is called "External and Internal Dragons". According to the Chinese, the External Dragons represent all the bad (traumatic) things that happen to us. The Internal Dragons live inside us, and fight off the External Dragons. Subject will lay on your stomach and have 7 needles placed in head, upper back, lower back and ankles.
  • Dragons acupressure — OTHER
    The treatment we are studying is supposed to help the rational and emotional brain effectively communicate, so that the emotional brain can finally realize the trauma experienced is no longer a threat. We call this re-processing. It does not take away the memory but it allows the rational brain to see the memory as just a memory without the emotional brain initiating your fight, flight or freeze system. This allows the mind to take the file off the messy desk and put it away. The treatment was named by the Chinese and is called "External and Internal Dragons". According to the Chinese, the External Dragons represent all the bad (traumatic) things that happen to us. The Internal Dragons live inside us, and fight off the External Dragons. Subject will lay on your stomach and have 7 small acupressure adhesive bandages placed on head, upper back, lower back and ankles.
  • Dragons placebo — OTHER
    The treatment we are studying is supposed to help the rational and emotional brain effectively communicate, so that the emotional brain can finally realize the trauma experienced is no longer a threat. We call this re-processing. It does not take away the memory but it allows the rational brain to see the memory as just a memory without the emotional brain initiating your fight, flight or freeze system. This allows the mind to take the file off the messy desk and put it away. The treatment was named by the Chinese and is called "External and Internal Dragons". According to the Chinese, the External Dragons represent all the bad (traumatic) things that happen to us. The Internal Dragons live inside us, and fight off the External Dragons. Subject will lay on your stomach and the doctor will touch 7 points on head, upper back, lower back and ankles.

Study Details

This study seeks to verify that a specific acupuncture treatment is effective at reducing symptoms of neuropsychiatric trauma found in those diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 1, 2022
Status verified
Sep 2025
Primary completion
Oct 1, 2026
Completion
Oct 1, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
75 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Group 1
    Script followed by Dragons Acupuncture (external Dragons points with patient prone for 15 minutes followed by internal Dragons points with patient supine for 15 minutes).
  • Sham Comparator: Group 2
    Script followed by Dragons sham acupressure placed at the Dragons points (external Dragons points with patient prone for 15 minutes followed by internal Dragons points with patient supine for 15 minutes).
  • Placebo Comparator: Group 3
    Script followed by Acupuncturist lightly touching Dragons points (external Dragons points with patient prone for 15 minutes followed by internal Dragons points with patient supine for 15 minutes).

Primary Outcome Measure

Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) [ Time Frame: visit 1 (week 0) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical CenterNellis Air Force BaseNevada89191
Amanda J Crawford, MSHS
[email protected]
702-653-3298
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