# Auricular Acupuncture vs. Progressive Muscle Relaxation in Patients With Anxiety Disorders or Major Depressive Disorder.

> **NCT02340351** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf** · enrollment: 136 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Anxiety Disorders
- Depressive Disorder, Major

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Auricular acupuncture
- **PROCEDURE:** Progressive muscle relaxation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02340351
- **Lead sponsor:** Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2007-07
- **Primary completion:** 2009-03
- **Final completion:** 2013-08
- **Target enrollment:** 136 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2015-01-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02340351

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02340351, "Auricular Acupuncture vs. Progressive Muscle Relaxation in Patients With Anxiety Disorders or Major Depressive Disorder.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02340351. Licensed CC0.

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