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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
84 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-04-04
2016-06-02
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Sham Press Needle - Ring Sham (RS)
A sterilised stainless steel press needle that only has the ring-shaped head of needle without needle body has three layers of adhesive tape. Between the first and second layer is the head of needle to support needle body while maintaining identical appearance and the third layer is attached to skin. RS will be placed on 1 cm medial to acupoint LI11 and ear wrist, a non-specific control auricular acupoint used in the previous literature of the non-dominant side. An acupoint detector (personal TENS electronic acupuncture, Hammtek Korea, Seoul, Korea) will be used to locate points with lower skin impedance than those nearby.
Ring Sham (RS)
Real Needle (RN)
A sterilised stainless steel press needle (diameter 0.18 mm X length 1.5 mm, Dongbang Acupuncture Inc., Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea) has three layers of adhesive tape. Between the first and second layer is the head of needle to support needle body and the third layer is attached to skin. RN will be placed on acupoint LI11 and ear shenmen of the non-dominant side. An acupoint detector (personal TENS electronic acupuncture, Hammtek Korea, Seoul, Korea) will be used to locate points with lower skin impedance than those nearby.
Real Needle (RN)
Kim Sham (KS)
A sterilised stainless steel press needle (diameter 0.18 mm X length 1.5 mm, Dongbang Acupuncture Inc., Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea) with a blunted tip has three layers of adhesive tape. Between the first and second layer is the head of needle to support needle body while maintaining identical appearance and the third layer is attached to skin. KS will be placed on 1 cm medial to acupoint LI11 and ear wrist, a non-specific control auricular acupoint used in the previous literature of the non-dominant side. An acupoint detector (personal TENS electronic acupuncture, Hammtek Korea, Seoul, Korea) will be used to locate points with lower skin impedance than those nearby.
Kim Sham (KS)
Interventions
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Ring Sham (RS)
Real Needle (RN)
Kim Sham (KS)
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* not participating in other clinical studies at the time of study participation
* voluntary participation
* pregnancy or breast-feeding at the time of study participation
* open sores or skin diseases on the non-dominant elbow or ear where needles would be placed
* having taken analgesics in 24 hours before participation
* any other diseases or conditions that might prevent the participant from receiving acupuncture
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Research Foundation of Korea
OTHER
Kyunghee University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Hyangsook Lee, KMD, PhD
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Hi-Joon Park, KMD, PhD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Kyunghee University
Locations
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Acupuncture & Meridian Science Research Centre, Kyung Hee University
Seoul, , South Korea
Countries
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References
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Kim S. Creating an instrument for a successful double-blind acupuncture placebo. J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2008 Sep;1(1):36-41. doi: 10.1016/S2005-2901(09)60005-4. Epub 2009 Mar 24.
Lee H, Bang H, Kim Y, Park J, Lee S, Lee H, Park HJ. Non-penetrating sham needle, is it an adequate sham control in acupuncture research? Complement Ther Med. 2011 Jan;19 Suppl 1:S41-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2010.12.002. Epub 2010 Dec 23.
Bang H, Ni L, Davis CE. Assessment of blinding in clinical trials. Control Clin Trials. 2004 Apr;25(2):143-56. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2003.10.016.
Moroz A, Freed B, Tiedemann L, Bang H, Howell M, Park JJ. Blinding measured: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials of acupuncture. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:708251. doi: 10.1155/2013/708251. Epub 2013 Mar 3.
Kim Y, Park J, Lee H, Bang H, Park HJ. Content validity of an acupuncture sensation questionnaire. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Oct;14(8):957-63. doi: 10.1089/acm.2007.0565.
Kim S, Lee S, Choi S, Park J, Kim S. Discrimination accuracy between real and sham press needles in the hands. Acupunct Med. 2015 Aug;33(4):293-8. doi: 10.1136/acupmed-2014-010678. Epub 2015 Jun 4.
Wang SM, Maranets I, Weinberg ME, Caldwell-Andrews AA, Kain ZN. Parental auricular acupuncture as an adjunct for parental presence during induction of anesthesia. Anesthesiology. 2004 Jun;100(6):1399-404. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200406000-00011.
Wang SM, Dezinno P, Lin EC, Lin H, Yue JJ, Berman MR, Braveman F, Kain ZN. Auricular acupuncture as a treatment for pregnant women who have low back and posterior pelvic pain: a pilot study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Sep;201(3):271.e1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.028. Epub 2009 Jun 26.
Schandry R. Heart beat perception and emotional experience. Psychophysiology. 1981 Jul;18(4):483-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1981.tb02486.x. No abstract available.
Vincent C, Lewith G. Placebo controls for acupuncture studies. J R Soc Med. 1995 Apr;88(4):199-202.
Other Identifiers
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KHSIRB-16-009
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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