Relationship Between Acupuncture Needling Direction and Electric Current

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Acupuncture; Electricity; Effects
• Interventions: Procedure: Acupuncture manipulation

• Registration Number: NCT05261919
• Lead Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Study Start: 2020-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-03-10
• Study Completion: 2020-12-31
• Study First Submitted: 2022-02-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-02-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-02-28
• Study First Posted: 2022-03-02
• Last Update Posted: 2022-03-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
acupuncture with manipulation group	Acupuncture manipulation	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.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The electric current	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.
The voltage	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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; 🇨🇳 Kaohsiung, Taiwan