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Auricular Stimulation for Relief of Stress and Anxiety During COVID-19 Epidemic

CompletedNA

Sponsor: University Medicine Greifswald

Conditions: Stress and Anxiety

Interventions: Auricular stimulation

Countries: Germany

The aim of the study is to evaluate whether auricular stimulation (percutaneous sensory stimulation of cranial nerves) as compared vs. no intervention (waiting list) reduces stress and anxiety in health care providers, working at the time of COVID-19 pandemic at the University Medicine of Greifswald.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 19 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Medical care workers at the University Medicine of Greifswald
2. Experiencing stress and anxiety in connection with COVID-19 pandemic
3. Participants without previous anxiolytic medication
4. Ability to understand and fill in the structured questionnaire (Appendix D \& E)
5. Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Recidivist alcoholics
2. Local auricular skin infection
3. Pregnant or lactating women
4. Participants with prosthetic or damaged cardiac valves and mitral valve prolaps (risk of bacterial endocarditis according to guidelines of AHA)
5. Participants who are unable to understand the consent form
6. History of psychiatric disease

Locations (1)

Greifswald, Germany