Effect of Acupuncture at Zusanli Point on Antral Contraction Function under Ultrasound Guidance: Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trail

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• Conditions: A

• Registration Number: ITMCTR2000004136
• Lead Sponsor: Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 20 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

1. male or female aged 18 to 35 years;
2. meet the Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 26;
3. sign the informed consent as a subject voluntarily.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) those who have large or small traumatic injury, skin ulcer and other skin defects wound at Zusanli acupoint;
(2) those who digestive system has organic lesion after ultrasonic examination;
(3) participants with severe primary diseases of cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal and hematopoietic system, or mental disorder;
(4) have been taking psychotropic drugs and the medicine that affects digestion recently;
(5) participants who couldnt cooperate with researcher or unwilling to accept acupuncture intervention;
(6) those who have participated in any other clinical trials in the past 3 months;
(7) those who are considered inappropriate to be included in this trial by researchers.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational study
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Antral contraction frequency (ACF);

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
antral contraction amplitude (ACA);thermal infrared spectrum;Clinical Evaluation scale for subject sense of acupuncture;Clinical Evaluation scale for acupuncturist sense of acupuncture;Ultrasonic anatomical diagram of Zusanli point;antral movement index;