Relationship Between Acupuncture Needling Direction and Electric Current

NCT05261919 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 201901601A3
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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

Conditions

Acupuncture; Electricity; Effects

Keywords

Acupuncture; Directional manipulation; Electricity; Meridian theory; Traditional Chinese medicine; Supplementation; Draining

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• The electric current

  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.

  through study completion, an average of 90 minutes

• The voltage

  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.

  through study completion, an average of 90 minutes

Study Arms (1)

acupuncture with manipulation group

EXPERIMENTAL

30 participant were recruited in this study. All the participants received acupuncture at the acupoints (HT7、HT3、SI5、SI8、BL57、BL40、KI3、KI10) and were measured by an Agilent B1500A semiconductor analyzer. The investigator perform acupuncture with supplementation manipulation first, followed by a measurement of the electrical characteristics using Agilent B1500A. The investigator remove the acupuncture and then perform acupuncture with draining manipulation, followed by measurements. After one meridian measurements were completed, the investigator removed the needle and proceeded to the next meridian to repeat the same procedure.

Procedure: Acupuncture manipulation

Interventions

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.

Also known as: Directional manipulation

acupuncture with manipulation group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chang Gung Memorial Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, 833, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Hung YC, Chen WC, Chang TC, Zheng HX, Liu YW, Tan YF, Lin SK, Lu YH, Hu WL, Tsai TM. Meridian study on the response current affected by electrical pulse and acupuncture. Nanoscale Res Lett. 2020 Jul 10;15(1):146. doi: 10.1186/s11671-020-03373-2.

  PMID: 32651748 BACKGROUND

• Ifrim Chen F, Antochi AD, Barbilian AG. Acupuncture and the retrospect of its modern research. Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2019;60(2):411-418.

  PMID: 31658313 BACKGROUND

• Zhang WB, Wang GJ, Fuxe K. Classic and Modern Meridian Studies: A Review of Low Hydraulic Resistance Channels along Meridians and Their Relevance for Therapeutic Effects in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:410979. doi: 10.1155/2015/410979. Epub 2015 Mar 2.

  PMID: 25821487 BACKGROUND

• Lin CH, Tan YF, Tseng ST, Chen WC, Kuo CW, Wu CC, Tsai TM, Hu WL, Chang TC, Hung YC. Meridian study on the response current affected by acupuncture needling direction. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Sep 2;101(35):e30338. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030338.

  PMID: 36107585 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Yu-Chiang Hung, Professor

  Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: There were no masking in this study.
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: All the participants were in one group and received acupuncture manipulation. The investigator used directional supplementation and draining manipulation. The investigator perform acupuncture with supplementation manipulation first, followed by a measurement of the electrical characteristics using Agilent B1500A. The investigator remove the acupuncture and then perform acupuncture with draining manipulation, followed by measurements. After one meridian measurements were completed, the investigator removed the needle and proceeded to the next meridian to repeat the same procedure. 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. The acupoints were HT7、HT3、SI5、SI8、BL57、BL40、KI3、KI10 in this study.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 14, 2022
• First Posted: March 2, 2022
• Study Start: January 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: March 10, 2020
• Study Completion: December 31, 2020
• Last Updated: March 2, 2022

Record last verified: 2020-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)