Manual Acupuncture Using Acupuncture Needle vs Press Needle for COVID-19 Healthcare Anxiety

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.

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