Assessment of Energetic Resonance by Cutaneous Stimulation on Withdrawal Alcohol Symptoms. (RESC)

Civil Hospices of Lyon

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Energetic Resonance by Cutaneous Stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02146716

2013-840

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of RESC study is to assess the efficacy of Energetic Resonance by Cutaneous Stimulation on alcohol withdrawal symptoms measured by CUSHMAN score and in a second time to measure the benzodiazepine amount prescribed during the withdrawal time.

Enrollment: 43 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men and women between 18 and 80 years,
• Patient with alcohol addiction,
• Patient needing alcohol withdrawal in a hospital.
• Patient with social Security,
• Patient with inform consent signed.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant women
• Minor.
• Major with guardianship.
• People without sufficient information because of troubles of cognitive functions, or without sufficient knowledge of French language.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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43 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Energetic Resonance by Cutaneous Stimulation

Experimental group

Description:

Energetic Resonance by Cutaneous Stimulation session in addition to standard treatment for patients with withdrawal alcohol symptoms.

Treatment:

Other: Energetic Resonance by Cutaneous Stimulation