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This study endeavors to examine the relationship between acupuncture, anxiety, and performance on a test of working memory. In the study, all participants will complete the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) survey to determine how anxious they are at the moment and how anxious they tend to be in general. Then ½ of subjects will receive acupuncture for 20 minutes and ½ will rest quietly for 20 minutes. After this period, all subjects will again complete the STAI survey. Then all subjects will complete the Automated Operations Span Task (AOSPAN) which is a computerized test of working memory. Statistical analysis will be performed to determine if acupuncture had any effect on State-level anxiety and on performance on the AOSPAN.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control Group | No Intervention | Participants will be asked to make themselves comfortable lying on a massage table for 20 minutes. | |
| Acupuncture group | Active Comparator | Acupuncture group will receive one acupuncture treatment for twenty minutes. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture | Procedure | After completing questionnaires and anxiety survey, a licensed acupuncturist will insert needles according to Clean Needle Technique into specific acupuncture points. Procedure will last 20 minutes.Following acupuncture treatment, participants will complete anxiety survey and memory test. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in anxiety level | Participants will complete the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory survey to see how anxious they are initially; after acupuncture treatment or quiet resting, they will complete the survey again to see how anxious they are after the intervention. | Baseline and after1 hour |
| Memory task | Following acupuncture treatment or resting control, participants will complete a standardized memory test (AOSPAN) to see if intervention affects memory. | After 1 hour |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Bussell, MSOM, LAc | National University of Health Sciences | Principal Investigator |
| Hui Yan Cai, PhD, LAc | National University of Health Sciences | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffani Kim Institute | Chicago | Illinois | 60654 | United States | ||
| A Center for Oriental Medicine |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008569 | Memory Disorders |
| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D019954 | Neurobehavioral Manifestations |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D015670 | Acupuncture Therapy |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| Wilmette |
| Illinois |
| 60091 |
| United States |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |