Skin and Acupuncture Needle Vibration Behaviors Through Observation

NCT ID: NCT02442076

Last Updated: 2016-02-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-05-31

Brief Summary

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Skin tremor induced by artery pulses are usually sensed by doctor's fingers in Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM). On the other hand, vibration of acupuncture needle was also stated by Huang Di Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor). However; the characteristics of skin tremor and its correlation with vibrating acupuncture needles, how the skin tremor and vibration of needles varies from area to area, are not yet clarified.In this study, the abovementioned issues will be investigated experimentally through non-invasive method.

About 10 healthy volunteers, aged 20\~65, will be recruited. The investigators will measure the needle and the skin tremor by video optical microscopy. The variation of skin tremor and needle vibration and their spectra will be analyzed digitally. The model correlating skin tremor, needle vibration and basic physiological parameters will be constructed.The fact that the skin tremor and the needle vibration come from the same origin is expected.

However; due to the leverage effects and different dynamical responses to the source vibrations at different frequencies, needle vibration might exhibit some difference from skin vibration in their power spectra. This study should be able to construct a clear model of the possible vibration sources such as heartbeat and breathing, the area dependence of vibrations, the correlation between the skin and the needle vibrations, and the correlation with other physiological parameters.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Skin Vibration Acupuncture

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Healthy employees or students of National Central University aged between twenty to sixty-five.

Exclusion Criteria

* With chronic diseases, severe psychological disorder or injury, or been in a surgery in the past twelve months.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Central University,Taiwan(R.O.C)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Chen Yu Sheng

Medical Doctor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Taoyuan, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Facility Contacts

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Yu Sheng Chen

Role: primary

+88633196200 ext. 3711

Other Identifiers

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103-5928A3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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