Alterations in Bioelectric Activity at Acupuncture Jing-Well (Ting) Points Following CV4 Cranial Manipulation
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 77
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Autonomic Nervous System Activity at Acupuncture Ting Points
研究概览
简要总结
By measuring specific electrical parameters at acupuncture points that have been shown to correlate with ANS activity, the objectives of this study were to: 1) determine if CV4 has any influence on the bioelectric properties of the acupuncture meridian system, and 2) determine if CV4 affects the ANS.
详细描述
This study is designed to measure bioelectrical activity at acupuncture Ting (Jing-Well) points immediately before and after employing a specific Osteopathic Cranial Manipulative Medicine (OCMM) technique called CV4 (Compression of the 4th Ventricle) vs. a Sham treatment.
Ting (Jing-Well) points are acupuncture points located at the proximal edges of the finger- and toenails that represent the beginning and end of 14 acupuncture meridians as described in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Japanese systems. Measurement of electrical activity at Ting points is performed by a physicist who has extensive experience using a device known as the Apparatus for Meridian Identification (AMI). Data collected and analyzed by the AMI for both CV4 and Sham groups is compared statistically for significant differences in before vs. after electrical activity and specific acupuncture meridians affected. One particular analysis of After Polarization (AP) potentials correlates with changes in autonomic nervous system activity.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 78 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Males and females from the Erie, PA, area aged 18-78 years
- •Recruited by local flyers and word of mouth marketing
- •Able to lay supine for about 30 minutes
排除标准
- •Persons under the age of 18 years and persons unable to attend the in-person research sessions in Erie, PA.
- •Identifiable acute illness of any kind
- •Past medical history of stroke or transient ischemic attack within past 6 months
- •Past medical history of intracranial hemorrhage, increased intracranial pressure, or seizure disorder
- •Pregnant females
结局指标
主要结局
Autonomic Nervous System Activity at Acupuncture Ting Points
时间窗: Within 15 minutes of sham or intervention
Bioelectric skin conductance at acupuncture points
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Jan T Hendryx
Clinical Professor of OPP and Family Medicine
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine