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NCT Number: NCT05936905

Acupuncture Therapy VS Chiropractor Group Therapy to Reduce Anxiety and Depression.

This study aims to determine and compare acupuncture therapy and chiropractor group therapy to reduce anxiety and depression among HIV/AIDS patients at Being Alive, Los Angeles. In this controlled clinical trial, a total of 30 patients will be divided into two groups, 15 in the acupuncture therapy group, 15 in the chiropractor group therapy. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), The Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7- item scales (GAD-7) will be used as screening tools for depressive and anxiety symptoms respectively.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Depression Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Blood-Borne Infections Communicable Diseases Depression Genital Diseases HIV Infections HIV/AIDS Immune System Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Infections Lentivirus Infections Mental Disorders RNA Virus Infections Retroviridae Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Slow Virus Diseases Urogenital Diseases Virus Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Yo San University

Los Angeles, California, 90066, United States

About this study

In this study, the objectives are to determine and compare the prevalence of symptoms of depression and anxiety and find the most effective treatment method to assist patients in improving their quality of life utilizing holistic health treatments such as acupuncture and chiropractic to support their physical and mental health. Depression and anxiety are currently a major public health challenge worldwide especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Approximately 280 million people within the world have depression, and over 700,000 people die due to suicide per annum (WHO, 2021). This depression and anxiety in PLWHAs can result in poor quality of life, and quality of work, school, and family life. Also, risky sexual behavior, the spreading of the virus, and at its worst, depression can result in suicide.

This controlled clinical trial will explore the treatment of acupuncture versus chiropractor care to seek out which treatment can help people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH/A) to reduce depression and anxiety among PLWH/A patients in Being Alive, Los Angeles.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • single intervention only

Exclusion criteria

  • chiropractic and acupuncture together

Treatment and study plan

Acupuncture

Other

Acupuncture 1 time per month

chiropractic

Other

Chiropractic 1 time per month

Primary outcomes

  1. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

    Time frame: 3 months

    Seven item questionnaire of each anxiety and depression. The items are rated on 0, 1, 2, and 3 giving scores with minimum scores of 0 to 21 maximum. Score interpretation on anxiety or depression subscales ranging from 0-7 considered non case, 8-10 considered possible case, and 11-21 considered probable case, which have been reclassified and relabeled as follows: 0-7 normal, 8-10 = mild, 11-15= moderate, and ≥16 = severe of anxiety or depression.

  2. The Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9)

    Time frame: 3 months

    Patient Health Questionnaire for depression, score interpretation. Severity. The developers report the following interpretive guidelines for the PHQ-9 as a severity measure: 1-4 no depression, 5-9 = mild de- pression, 10-14= moderate depression, 15-19 = moderately severe depression, and 20-27= severe depression.

  3. Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7)

    Time frame: 3 months

    Anxiety Disorder 7-item, scoring Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate, and severe anxiety, respectively.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Controlled Clinical Trial of Group Acupuncture Therapy VS Chiropractor Group Therapy to Reduce Anxiety and Depression in People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWH/A).

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jul 10, 2023
Registry last updated
Jul 14, 2025

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