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NCT Number: NCT05261919

Relationship Between Acupuncture Needling Direction and Electric Current

This study applies a semiconductor analyzer to investigate the effects of acupuncture manipulation.

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Key information

Conditions

Acupuncture Electricity; Effects

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, 833, Taiwan

About this study

Acupuncture manipulation with needling direction is important for the therapeutic effect based on traditional Chinese medicine theory. However, research usually focuses on the therapeutic effects on the acupoints and acupuncture time rather than on the manipulation method. This study applies a semiconductor analyzer to investigate the effects of acupuncture manipulation.

30 healthy participants were recruited in the study. This study employed an Agilent B1500A semiconductor analyzer to investigate the electric characteristics of meridians under directional supplementation and draining manipulation. We measured the electric current of meridians under different manipulation, and compared the difference between supplementation and draining manipulation in healthy individuals.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • at least 20 years old
  • agree to the informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • under 20 years old
  • pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • those with an empty stomach before the study
  • a tendency toward bleeding with thrombocytopenia or history of platelets < 20000 or a user of an anti-platelet drug.

Treatment and study plan

Acupuncture manipulation

Procedure

The investigator used directional supplementation and draining manipulation. The supplementation manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion to skin as 45 degrees with the needle tip in the same direction as the meridian. While the draining manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion at 45 degrees with the needle tip direction opposite to that of the meridian.

Other names: Directional manipulation

Primary outcomes

  1. The electric current

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 90 minutes

    Agilent B1500A is a device that can measure the electric current after acupuncture manipulation. The investigators measure the electric current after intervention of supplementation manipulation and draining manipulation respectively.

  2. The voltage

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 90 minutes

    Agilent B1500A is a device that can measure the voltage after acupuncture manipulation. The investigators measure the voltage after intervention of supplementation manipulation and draining manipulation respectively.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Meridian Study on the Response Current Affected by Acupuncture Needling Direction

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Mar 2, 2022
Registry last updated
Mar 2, 2022

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