Augmenting Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist Deprescribing With Acupuncture and Yoga Among Older Adults

Description

The main purpose of this 12-week study is to see if a new combination of treatments can help older adults reduce benzodiazepine or related medication use. The treatment combination consists of 1) medical provider visits to gradually reduce the medication dose over 12 weeks, 2) acupuncture treatments, and 3) private yoga classes. Participants will be offered weekly visits for 12 weeks to receive combined treatments. Participants will be provided surveys before, during, and after the study to learn about their experience of the treatments. At the end of the study, participants will be invited to participate in a focus group to learn about their experience in the study.

Conditions

Anxiety, Insomnia, Benzodiazepine, Deprescription

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The main purpose of this 12-week study is to see if a new combination of treatments can help older adults reduce benzodiazepine or related medication use. The treatment combination consists of 1) medical provider visits to gradually reduce the medication dose over 12 weeks, 2) acupuncture treatments, and 3) private yoga classes. Participants will be offered weekly visits for 12 weeks to receive combined treatments. Participants will be provided surveys before, during, and after the study to learn about their experience of the treatments. At the end of the study, participants will be invited to participate in a focus group to learn about their experience in the study.

Augmenting Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist Deprescribing With Acupuncture and Yoga

Augmenting Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist Deprescribing With Acupuncture and Yoga Among Older Adults

Condition
Anxiety
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Nashville

Osher Center for Integrative Health at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 65 years and older
  • * Taking benzodiazepines or related medications (i.e. zolpidem, zopiclone, eszopiclone, zaleplon) at least 4 times in the last month
  • * English speaking
  • * Ability to understand study procedures and to comply with them for the length of the study
  • * Cognitive impairment
  • * Drinking more than 3 alcoholic beverages per day
  • * Substance abuse disorder
  • * Uncontrolled psychiatric disorder, such as major depression or psychosis
  • * Inability or unwillingness of individual or legal guardian.representative to give written informed consent.

Ages Eligible for Study

65 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Vanderbilt University Medical Center,

Gurjeet Birdee, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2024-12-14