NCT06952959

Brief Summary

The study recruited 40 subjects and divided them into an intervention group and a waiting list group in a 1:1 ratio using a randomized controlled trial. The changes in skin health and aging-related indicators before and after TCM cosmetic acupuncture treatment were analyzed. The subjects are of all genders and aged between 30 and 60 years old. The TCM cosmetic acupuncture treatment is arranged twice a week for a three-week course. The study will conduct a skin test before and after the TCM cosmetic acupuncture, and use the Antera 3D smart skin detector to comprehensively evaluate the subjects' skin condition. Antera 3D Skin Detector can detect multiple skin indicators, including wrinkle depth, skin tone uniformity and subtle changes in the skin surface, melanin, red pigment, etc. After the treatment, the subjects' acceptance and satisfaction with TCM cosmetic acupuncture were collected.

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Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2025

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 10, 2025

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 10, 2025

Completed
21 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 1, 2025

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 31, 2026

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 31, 2026

Completed
Last Updated

May 1, 2025

Status Verified

April 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

12 months

First QC Date

April 10, 2025

Last Update Submit

April 29, 2025

Conditions

AgingSkin Health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Face Skin Texture

    Professional Intelligent Skin Analyzers accurately locate the comparison before and after cosmetic acupuncture sessions, showing high accuracy and reproducibility, analyzing Ra value (unit: µm) as arithmetic mean roughness of the skin's contours.

    Intervention group: the 1st, 4th week; waiting list group: the 1st, 4th, and 7th week.

  • Face Skin Color

    Professional Intelligent Skin Analyzers accurately locate the comparison before and after cosmetic acupuncture sessions, showing high accuracy and reproducibility, analyzing L\*a\*b value (no unit) as the skin's color. (L\*: Lightness, a\*: Red/Green Value, b\*: Blue/Yellow Value)

    Intervention group: the 1st, 4th week; waiting list group: the 1st, 4th, and 7th week.

  • Face Pore Size

    Professional Intelligent Skin Analyzers accurately locate the comparison before and after cosmetic acupuncture sessions, showing high accuracy and reproducibility, analyzing average pore volume (unit: mm²).

    Intervention group: the 1st, 4th week; waiting list group: the 1st, 4th, and 7th week.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • The Questionnaire of satisfaction and acceptance of cosmetic acupuncture

    Intervention group: the 4th week; waiting list group: the 7th week.

Study Arms (2)

Cosmetic acupuncture group

EXPERIMENTAL

accept treatment session

Other: Acupuncture

Waitinglist for cosmetic acupuncture group

OTHER

wait for 3 weeks then accept the same treatment session

Other: Acupuncture

Interventions

AcupunctureOTHER

Cosmetic acupuncture

Cosmetic acupuncture groupWaitinglist for cosmetic acupuncture group

Eligibility Criteria

Age30 Years - 60 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • both female and male
  • to 60 years old
  • never had acupuncture beauty treatment, or the last time they had acupuncture beauty treatment has been more than six months.

You may not qualify if:

  • medical cosmetic fillers on their face
  • cosmetic surgery
  • needle sickness
  • afraid of acupuncture
  • wounds on the facial skin
  • poor wound healing
  • abnormal coagulation function
  • severe diabetes
  • keloids
  • dialysis
  • cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy
  • pregnant

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

Chia-Hui Lin

CONTACT

886+910127501ffyeva@gmail.com

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Attending Physician

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 10, 2025

First Posted

May 1, 2025

Study Start

April 10, 2025

Primary Completion

March 31, 2026

Study Completion

March 31, 2026

Last Updated

May 1, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

TW(1)