# Electroacupuncture for Tapering Off Long-term Benzodiazepine Use

> **NCT02475538** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **The University of Hong Kong** · enrollment: 144 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Benzodiazepine Dependence

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Electroacupuncture
- **DEVICE:** Placebo acupuncture

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02475538
- **Lead sponsor:** The University of Hong Kong
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2015-07
- **Primary completion:** 2017-06
- **Final completion:** 2017-06
- **Target enrollment:** 144 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2017-06-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02475538

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02475538, "Electroacupuncture for Tapering Off Long-term Benzodiazepine Use". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02475538. Licensed CC0.

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