Stimulation of Gastric Slow Waves With Acupuncture at St36 and Pe6 - a Randomized Single-blind Controlled Trial
NCT ID: NCT00636012
Last Updated: 2012-07-10
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
65 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2008-03-31
2008-05-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SINGLE
Study Groups
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1
verum acupuncture
verum acupuncture
acupuncture at St36 and Pe6
2
sham acupuncture
sham acupuncture
superficial needling at sham points
Interventions
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verum acupuncture
acupuncture at St36 and Pe6
sham acupuncture
superficial needling at sham points
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* BMI between 17.5 and 25
* 3 hours before the experiment no food
* 3 hours before the experiment only water, and 1 hour before the experiment no fluid intake
* 4 hours before the experiment no smoking
* informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* chronic disease
* regular intake of medication which influence autonomic nervous system or GI tract
* pregnant or breast feeding
* drug or substance abuse
18 Years
50 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Charite University, Berlin, Germany
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Claudia M. Witt
Prof. Dr. med.
Principal Investigators
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Claudia M. Witt, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany
Frank Zimmermann-Viehoff, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany
Locations
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Charité University Medical Center
Berlin, , Germany
Countries
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References
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Witt CM, Meissner K, Pach D, Thiele C, Ludtke R, Ghadiyali Z, Deter HC, Zimmermann-Viehoff F. Stimulation of gastric slow waves with manual acupuncture at acupuncture points ST36 and PC6--a randomized single blind controlled trial. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2012 May;24(5):438-45, e211-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2012.01877.x. Epub 2012 Feb 6.
Other Identifiers
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GSW-08
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id