Relationship Between Acupuncture Needling Direction and Electric Current
NCT ID: NCT05261919
Last Updated: 2022-03-02
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
30 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-01-01
2020-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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30 healthy participants were recruited in the study. This study employed an Agilent B1500A semiconductor analyzer to investigate the electric characteristics of meridians under directional supplementation and draining manipulation. We measured the electric current of meridians under different manipulation, and compared the difference between supplementation and draining manipulation in healthy individuals.
Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
The supplementation manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion to skin as 45 degrees with the needle tip in the same direction as the meridian. While the draining manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion at 45 degrees with the needle tip direction opposite to that of the meridian.
The acupoints were HT7、HT3、SI5、SI8、BL57、BL40、KI3、KI10 in this study.
BASIC_SCIENCE
NONE
Study Groups
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acupuncture with manipulation group
30 participant were recruited in this study. All the participants received acupuncture at the acupoints (HT7、HT3、SI5、SI8、BL57、BL40、KI3、KI10) and were measured by an Agilent B1500A semiconductor analyzer.
The investigator perform acupuncture with supplementation manipulation first, followed by a measurement of the electrical characteristics using Agilent B1500A. The investigator remove the acupuncture and then perform acupuncture with draining manipulation, followed by measurements. After one meridian measurements were completed, the investigator removed the needle and proceeded to the next meridian to repeat the same procedure.
Acupuncture manipulation
The investigator used directional supplementation and draining manipulation. The supplementation manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion to skin as 45 degrees with the needle tip in the same direction as the meridian. While the draining manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion at 45 degrees with the needle tip direction opposite to that of the meridian.
Interventions
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Acupuncture manipulation
The investigator used directional supplementation and draining manipulation. The supplementation manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion to skin as 45 degrees with the needle tip in the same direction as the meridian. While the draining manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion at 45 degrees with the needle tip direction opposite to that of the meridian.
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* agree to the informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* pregnant or breast-feeding women
* those with an empty stomach before the study
* a tendency toward bleeding with thrombocytopenia or history of platelets \< 20000 or a user of an anti-platelet drug.
20 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Yu-Chiang Hung, Professor
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Locations
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Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan
Countries
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References
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Hung YC, Chen WC, Chang TC, Zheng HX, Liu YW, Tan YF, Lin SK, Lu YH, Hu WL, Tsai TM. Meridian study on the response current affected by electrical pulse and acupuncture. Nanoscale Res Lett. 2020 Jul 10;15(1):146. doi: 10.1186/s11671-020-03373-2.
Ifrim Chen F, Antochi AD, Barbilian AG. Acupuncture and the retrospect of its modern research. Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2019;60(2):411-418.
Zhang WB, Wang GJ, Fuxe K. Classic and Modern Meridian Studies: A Review of Low Hydraulic Resistance Channels along Meridians and Their Relevance for Therapeutic Effects in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:410979. doi: 10.1155/2015/410979. Epub 2015 Mar 2.
Lin CH, Tan YF, Tseng ST, Chen WC, Kuo CW, Wu CC, Tsai TM, Hu WL, Chang TC, Hung YC. Meridian study on the response current affected by acupuncture needling direction. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Sep 2;101(35):e30338. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030338.
Other Identifiers
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201901601A3
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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