This study would like to compare manual acupunture treatment for anxiety in COVID Health workers population in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital using filiform needles and press needle.
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
36
Manual acupuncture treatment using different types of needle
Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital
Jakarta, Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia
Hamilton Anxiety Scale
A questionnaire to access anxiety level, higher score means higher anxiety symptoms, ranged 0-56, mild anxiety scored below 17, 17-24 moderate anxiety, more than 24 severe anxiety
Time frame: two weeks
Short-Form 36
A questionnaire to access quality of life, higher score means better quality of life. ranged 1-100. higher scores means better quality of life
Time frame: two weeks
Heart Rate Variability
A measurement to know the balance of autonomic nerve system
Time frame: two weeks
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