NCT02100033

Brief Summary

De-qi as an important factor to therapeutic effect of acupuncture for years, It's a concrete pathway to approach Qi, an abstract concept in Chinese medicine. However, all previous physicians and medical scientists have different interpretation to De-qi, and no objective principles for clinical practice, teaching and studies. Qi propagated combined with acupuncture practice always be seen as De-qi , therefore, the study control "transmission or not" and "direction of sensation propagated" to compare what's different in human body. If the change happened as prediction based on acupuncture theories, it could define De-qi for operation. The study will collect 60 subjects, from age 20 to 40, the same numbers of male and female. They will accept different manipulation in left hand HeGu(LI4), and assessed the variations in microcirculation, temperature of left forearm, and waxing/waning of yin-yang , Qi and blood in related meridian. We hope to understand if sensation propagated is primary factor of De-Qi and acupuncture effect .

Trial Health

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Enrollment
60

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2013

Completed
6 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 17, 2014

Completed
14 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 31, 2014

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

August 6, 2015

Status Verified

August 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

3.2 years

First QC Date

March 17, 2014

Last Update Submit

August 4, 2015

Conditions

Acupuncture Manipulation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • variation trend of electric conductivity

    30-60seconds per trial

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • blood flow speed

    30-60seconds per trial

Other Outcomes (1)

  • EEG

    30-60seconds per trial

Study Arms (1)

acupuncture

EXPERIMENTAL

acupuncture manipulation

Device: acupuncture

Interventions

acupunctureDEVICE
acupuncture

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years - 40 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • both male and female
  • age:20-40 years old

You may not qualify if:

  • to be afraid of acupuncture
  • easily fainting
  • right index finger has been injured recent one month
  • had taken drugs can trigger vasodilatation or vasoconstriction recent three months
  • systemic diseases
  • pregnancy

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

China Medical University Hospital

Taichung, 40447, Taiwan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Acupuncture Therapy

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary TherapiesTherapeutics

Central Study Contacts

Ching-Shan Lee

CONTACT

886-4-22052121chingshann@yahoo.com.tw

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 17, 2014

First Posted

March 31, 2014

Study Start

October 1, 2013

Primary Completion

December 1, 2016

Last Updated

August 6, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-08

Locations

TW(1)