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NCT Number: NCT02150915

Acute Effects of Acupuncture in the Response of the Median Neurodynamic Test

The purpose of this study is to test whether the application of acupuncture alters the mechanical (range of elbow extension motion) and physiological (eg, intensity and onset of discomfort, tingling feeling and/or feeling of tension or restriction of movement) responses of the neurodynamic test of nerve median in asymptomatic individuals

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Key information

Conditions

Other Lesions of Median Nerve

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar - Universidade do Porto

Porto, Porto District, 4050-313, Portugal

About this study

To understand the potential of acupuncture therapy in pain syndromes that involve changes of the mechanics and physiology of the peripheral nervous system

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • age > 18 years-old
  • normal mobility in the joints of the upper quadrant

Exclusion criteria

  • pathology that may impair nerve function (eg, diabetes)
  • complaints over the past 3 months in the upper quadrant
  • significant deformities in the upper quadrant

Treatment and study plan

Acupuncture therapy (leopard spot needling technique)

Other

Comparison of the effects of a new or extraordinary acupoint versus a classical acupoint

Primary outcomes

  1. Elbow extension range of motion

    Time frame: immediately after the application of acupuncture

    Elbow extension range of motion during the median nerve neurodynamic test is measured by means of a smartphone (iPhone 4; app Compass (native); iOS 7.1.1)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nuno Morais

Other

Collaborators

  • Instituto Politécnico de Leiria

Registry information

Official study title

Acute Effects of Acupuncture in the Response of the Median Neurodynamic Test: a Randomised, Double-blind, Non-inferiority Trial

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
May 30, 2014
Registry last updated
Sep 25, 2014

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