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COMPLETEDNANCT01862653

Acupuncture for Sleep Disturbances in OEF/OIF Veterans With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has emerged as a significant problem among troops returning from combat zones. A majority of these veterans will report difficulty maintaining or initiating sleep...

Lead sponsor: United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego•1 U.S. locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego

Collaborators

United States Department of Defense

Age

18 - 50 years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Inclusion Criteria

•Age 18-50 years
•Male gender
•veteran of OIF/OEF
•comorbid mental health problems such as depression, anxiety are allowed
•self-reported sleep disturbance (defined as having one or more of the following-sleep onset latency greater than 30 minutes, two or more awakenings per night, total sleep time less than six hours per night, presence of nightmares.
•sleep disturbances must have started after a deployment

Exclusion Criteria

•Axis I mental disorders incompatible with active military service
•History of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury
•Sleep Apnea
•Current use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Devices
•Significant Co-morbid conditions (heart, lung, liver disease, etc.)
•Other treatment programs that involve cognitive processing therapy
•No concurrent use of acupuncture during study
•taking any anticoagulation medication
•essential tremors

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: October 1, 2014Terms

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StatusCOMPLETED

PhaseNA

Enrollment30

Start dateFeb 2013

Last updatedOct 1, 2014

Condition

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Sleep Disturbance

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Overcoming Adversity and Stress and Injury Support Clinic

San Diego, California

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This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: October 1, 2014Data synced to Clareo: July 13, 2026

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