Acupuncture-induced changes on brain excitability and interhemispheric interaction for healthy subject

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cortical neural plasticity; Nervous System Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13074245
• Lead Sponsor: Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Brief Summary

2017 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28293438/ (added 27/11/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2016-07-31
• Study Start: 2017-01-25
• Last Update Posted: 7 December 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

1. Without neurological, psychiatric or other medical problems
2. Right-handed
3. Aged 18-65 years

Exclusion Criteria

Reported contra-indication to transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Amplitudes of motor evoked potential on primary motor cortex are measured using the transcranial magnetic stimulation before and 10 minutes after each treatment period.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Resting motor threshold is measured using transcranial magnetic stimulation before and 10 minutes after each treatment period<br> 2. Interhemispheric inhibition is measured using transcranial magnetic stimulation before and 10 minutes after each treatment period<br> 3. F-wave is measured using electromyography before and 10 minutes after each treatment period<br>