Acupuncture Outcomes Based Rehabilitation

NCT ID: NCT03459872

Last Updated: 2018-03-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-09-28

Study Completion Date

2017-02-19

Brief Summary

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Can acupuncture be quantified. This study sets out to observe if there are measurable effects of fine motor control that are attributable to acupuncture. The study utilizes an FDA approved medical device for measurements of fine motor control called the RU-Fit.

Detailed Description

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Context: Currently there is a high demand for evidence-based research in the field of Acupuncture. The medical practice of acupuncture has existed for thousands of years and purportedly has been successful at managing a wide array of health conditions. Producing objective/quantitative data that rule out any possibility of placebo effect has proved burdensome.

Objectives: This exploratory study seeks to determine if physiological measurements of fine motor control can be changed after receiving an acupuncture treatment. Can this change demonstrate the effectiveness of the treatment? Design, Setting, Participants, Interventions: This study looked at acupuncture patients undergoing treatments for pain relief, and general minor injury to determine whether or not observable changes could be detected in the fine motor control of the hands after acupuncture treatments.

Two groups of 50 subjects were used in the study. The test group was given a fine motor control test prior to and after their acupuncture therapy to determine if any changes could be measured.

The control group was given two fine motor control tests without acupuncture treatment with a 40 minute delay between the tests to replicate the test group timing. This study was conducted at a non-profit community clinic between the dates of 9/28/16 \& 2/19/17.

Conditions

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Pain

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Acupuncture Intervention group

RU-Fit gathers measurements of fine motor control were gathered from this group before and after acupuncture treatments.

Acupuncture

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Alternative medicine therapeutic intervention

RU-Fit

Intervention Type DEVICE

FDA approved medical device for the measurement of fine motor control

Control/ Non-Intervention

This group received no intervention but still had measurements of fine motor control gathered from RU-Fit medical device.

RU-Fit

Intervention Type DEVICE

FDA approved medical device for the measurement of fine motor control

Interventions

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Acupuncture

Alternative medicine therapeutic intervention

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

RU-Fit

FDA approved medical device for the measurement of fine motor control

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female 13 years old or older
* Study participants were selected from the acupuncture patient population freely visiting the clinic. Patients were asked if they would be interested in a research study. They were informed about the objectives of the study, what their role would be and that this was a free non-invasive test that they would undergo before and after their regular acupuncture treatment. Before inclusion into the program, patients are provided with informed consent forms and after agreeing and signing the form, individuals then become participants.

Exclusion Criteria

* Younger than 13 years old
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Red Oak Instruments, LLC

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Community Medical Foundation for Patient Safety

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Other Identifiers

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RU-Fit Acu 1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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