Examination of optimum intensity when acupuncture stimulation intervention to the head exerts on the cerebral blood flow in the prefrontal cortex.

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• Conditions: Healthy subjects

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000036312
• Lead Sponsor: Teikyo Heisei University

Brief Summary

EA stimulation at 0.2 mA was associated with greater OxyHb levels in the PFC at Ch 4, 10, 12, and 13 than the 0.1 mA condition. Compared with the control condition, 0.2 mA EA was associated with greater OxyHb levels at Ch 2-6, 10, and 12-14, and greater TotalHb levels at Ch 3, 4, 6, and 12-14.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-03-27
• Study Completion: 2019-06-28
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who are outpatients or taking medications for underlying diseases (diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, hyponatremia, hypertension that is difficult to treat, etc.). Person receiving medication. Those with extremely short sleep (less than 5 hours a day) and those with long sleep (more than 10 hours a day). Those who have reversed day and night due to work or part-time work. Person who receives excessive physical and mental stress. Persons who are treated for autoimmune disease, chronic inflammatory disease, allergic disease, and cancer. Those who practice excessive smoking and excessive alcohol consumption and those whose diet is extremely irregular. Person with remarkable abnormality by blood pressure, blood test, urine test. Those who performed 400 ml blood donation within 12 weeks of the experiment start, 200 ml blood donation within 4 weeks, and the component blood donation within 2 weeks.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified