NCT07664826RecruitingNot Applicable
The Mechanism of Acupuncture for Relief of Pharyngeal (Gag) Reflex - an Experimental Crossover Investigation
University Medicine Greifswald1 site in 1 country30 target enrollmentStarted: January 21, 2026Last updated:
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The gag reflex relief effect of acupuncture of CV24 acupoint will be compared to acupuncture of PC6 and K3 acupoints in healthy volunteers in crossover mode. Second step will be the investigation whether local anesthesia using EMLA creme will block the gag relief effect of CV24 acupuncture in healthy volunteers.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 20 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Healthy volunteers aged between 20-40 years old with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of I to II naïve to acupuncture
- •Participants without previous opioid and psychotropic medication
- •Without use of recreational drugs 3 days prior to study sessions
- •Without systemic disease or local skin lesions at the sites of acupuncture
- •Without drug allergy to local anesthetics, especially EMLA preparation
- •Participants who have given written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Local skin infection at the sites of acupuncture
- •Aged < 20 or > 35 years
- •History of drug allergy to local anesthetics
- •Participants who are unable to understand the consent form or to use numeric rating scale NRS-11
- •Discontinuation Criteria
- •Any adverse effects during study session
- •In case of local or systemic infection
- •In case if subject will withdraw from participation in this study at any time, for any reason, specified or non-specified, and without penalty or loss of benefits
Investigators
Taras Usichenko
Prof. Dr. med.
University Medicine Greifswald
Study Sites (1)
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