Chronic Lichenified Atopic DermatitisNCT05529836
Effects of Electroacupuncture to Relieve Itching Degree in Patients With Chronic Atopic Eczema
A study testing electroacupunture in people with Chronic Lichenified Atopic Dermatitis, run by Shanghai Yueyang Integrated Medicine Hospital.
Trial summary
Eczema is a common allergic skin disease, accounting for about 15 to 30% of dermatological outpatients. Pruritus as one of the most painful symptoms is often underestimated in terms of the problems that it can cause, which creates the vicious loop of itching, scratching, and lichenification. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Chronic Lichenified Atopic Dermatitis
- What is being tested?
- electroacupunture
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 126 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 30 Sep 2022to 30 Jun 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Meeting the TCM syndrome differentiation criteria and Western medicine diagnostic criteria for chronic eczema;
- between the ages of 18 and 65;
- BSA score < 10%;
- Agree to participate in clinical trial observation and cooperate with regular visitors;
- Sign and date the informed consent;
Who cannot join
- Patients who have been systematically treated with hormones or immunosuppressants within two weeks;
- Recipients who are not durable to acupuncture;
- Patients with severe secondary infection symptoms, including local skin infection and systemic infection of other organs;
- Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant during the trial;
- Diabetes mellitus or patients with severe heart, liver and kidney disease;
- Those who have received other research drugs or participated in other clinical trials within 3 months;
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- Unable to cooperate with the research for any reason, such as: language comprehension, unable to go to the research center for treatment, etc.;
- Patients with generalized eczema, skin lesions all over the body and inconvenient for acupuncture;
- Acute onset of chronic eczema.
- BSA score ≥10%.
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet.
About this study
Official title: Effects of Electroacupuncture to Relieve Itching Degree in Patients With Chronic Atopic Eczema: Study Protocol for a Randomized Multicenter, Sham Electroacupuncture, Clinical Trial
Eczema is a common allergic skin disease, accounting for about 15 to 30% of dermatological outpatients. Pruritus as one of the most painful symptoms is often underestimated in terms of the problems that it can cause, which creates the vicious loop of itching, scratching, and lichenification. Therefore, further research into practical and safe treatments that eliminate itchy symptoms and enhance skin protection is the key to overcoming chronic atopic eczema. Acupuncture has been utilized clinically in China for thousands of years due to its benefits of being practical, affordable, and simple to execute. With modern science and technology advancements, electroacupuncture (AE) has become widely used in China's public hospitals to treat chronic atopic eczema. This trial aims to objectively evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of the electroacupuncture antipruritic technique in chronic atopic eczema pruritus and to obtain its high-level clinical evidence for the popularization and application of electroacupuncture clinical treatment of chronic atopic eczema.
Read the detailed description
As a common allergic skin disease, the incidence of eczema is increasing year by year, accounting for about 15 ~ 30% of the dermatological outpatients. Pruritus is one of the most painful symptoms of eczema. Patients often form a vicious circle of "pruritus -- scratching -- mossy transformation" because they can't stand it. Research on safe and effective anti-pruritus program has become the key to treatment. Inheriting the experience of Xia's surgery in Shanghai, the team proposed the core pathogenesis of "blood heat and dampness heat", formulated the treatment principle of "cooling blood dehumidification", selected acupoints Quchi (LI4), Hegu (LI11), Xuehai (SP10) and Sanyi jiao (SP6), and used the original acupuncture anti-pruritus technique (modified by acupuncture anesthesia technique) to treat chronic eczema with clinical advantages. Small sample Pilot study showed that acupuncture antipruritic technique significantly reduced the visual analogue scale (VAS) score of patients with chronic eczema, which was significantly better than sham EA group and non-EA group. This project adopts the multicenter, randomized, including false contrast design, objective, normative evaluation of acupuncture for chronic eczema itching itching and technology to improve situation, clinical efficacy and safety, obtain exact clinical evidence, further to form suitable for standardization, popularization and application in wide range of chronic eczema itching technology clinical acupuncture specification.
- Conditions
- Chronic Lichenified Atopic Dermatitis
- Being tested
- electroacupunture, sham electroacupuncture, sham acupuncture
- Keywords
- Electroacupuncture (EA), Chronic atopic eczema, Pruritus Severity, Randomized controlled trial
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
electroacupuntureDevice
The participants in EA group will receive acupuncture with PSD at bilateral Hegu (LI4), bilateral Quchi (LU5), bilateral Xuehai (SP10) and bilateral San Yinjiao (SP6). After skin disinfection, followed at an angle of 90°, acupuncture needles were inserted approximately 50 to 60 mm into the skin. When achieving qi, connect the four pairs of electrodes, two each on bilateral Quchi (LI4) and Hegu (LI11), two each on bilateral Xuehai (SP10) and San Yinjiao (SP6), and they are all ipsilateral to one another. The duration of the electroacupuncture stimulation is 30 minutes, and the current intensity ranges from 1 to 5 mA with a continuous wave of 20 Hz. For two weeks straight, the participants will have three therapy sessions each week (preferably every other day), for a total of six sessions.
sham electroacupunctureDevice
Participants in the SEA group will receive sham electroacupuncture with PSD, but not energizing the electropuncture device. Procedures, electrode placements, and other treatment settings are the same as in the EA group but with no electricity output only.
sham acupunctureDevice
Participants in the SAC group will receive sham acupuncture with PSD and PSN on sham acupoints (the non-meridian and non-acupuncture points). Procedures, electrode placements, and other treatment settings are the same as in the EA group but with no skin penetration, electricity output, or needle manipulation for achieving qi.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| electroacupuncture(EA) group | Experimental | The participants in EA group will receive acupuncture with PSD at bilateral Hegu (LI4), bilateral Quchi (LU5), bilateral Xuehai (SP10) and bilateral San Yinjiao (SP6). After skin disinfection, followed at an angle of 90°, acupuncture needles were inserted approximately 50 to 60 mm into the skin. When achieving qi, connect the four pairs of electrodes, two each on bilateral Quchi (LI4) and Hegu (LI11), two each on bilateral Xuehai (SP10) and San Yinjiao (SP6), and they are all ipsilateral to one another. The duration of the electroacupuncture stimulation is 30 minutes, and the current intensity ranges from 1 to 5 mA with a continuous wave of 20 Hz. For two weeks straight, the participants will have three therapy sessions each week (preferably every other day), for a total of six sessions. Receives: Device: electroacupunture |
| sham electroacupuncture(SEA) group | Sham comparator | Participants in the SEA group will receive sham electroacupuncture with PSD, but not energizing the electropuncture device. Procedures, electrode placements, and other treatment settings are the same as in the EA group but with no electricity output only. Receives: Device: sham electroacupuncture |
| sham acupuncture(SAC) group | Placebo comparator | Participants in the SAC group will receive sham acupuncture with PSD and PSN on sham acupoints (the non-meridian and non-acupuncture points). Procedures, electrode placements, and other treatment settings are the same as in the EA group but with no skin penetration, electricity output, or needle manipulation for achieving qi. Receives: Device: sham acupuncture |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
the change from baseline in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores
Pruritus, as the main clinical symptom of eczema, can be scored separately as follows: Pruritus score standard: no pruritus =0; mild（Itchy, not scratching, not affecting daily life) = 1-3 points; Moderate (frequent pruritus, occasional scratching, affecting daily life and sleep) = 4-6 points; Severe (severe itching, frequent scratching, seriously affecting daily life and sleep) = 7-10 points.
Measured: week0, week1, week2
Secondary outcomes (3)
Eczema Area and Severity Index, EASI
Measured: week0, week1, week2
Dermatology Life Quality Index, DLQI
This index in the form of questionnaire, extent into very serious, serious, mild, not four grades, including skin have itch pain, skin problems due to the bad mood, affect normal life dating movement, cause inconvenience in daily life, such as problems, first by the clinic doctors to explain the survey on the patients, and then by patients according to the different problem corresponding to their own situation, Check the box in different degrees to complete the questionnaire independently.
Measured: week1, week2
Serum total IgE
Measured: week1, week2
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Sep 2022
- Study start30 Sep 2022 (estimated)
- Primary completion30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Chronic Lichenified Atopic DermatitisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 126 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Shanghai Yueyang Integrated Medicine Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05529836
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 22Y11922200
- Status last verified
- Sep 2022
- First submitted
- 27 Aug 2022
- Last updated
- 7 Sep 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Sep 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Electroacupuncture to Relieve Itching Degree in Patients With Chronic Atopic Eczema: Study Protocol for a Randomized Multicenter, Sham Electroacupuncture, Clinical Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05529836
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 22Y11922200
- Conditions
- Chronic Lichenified Atopic Dermatitis
- Keywords
- Electroacupuncture (EA), Chronic atopic eczema, Pruritus Severity, Randomized controlled trial
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 126 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Shanghai Yueyang Integrated Medicine HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 30 Sep 2022 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 7 Sep 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Eczema is a common allergic skin disease, accounting for about 15 to 30% of dermatological outpatients. Pruritus as one of the most painful symptoms is often underestimated in terms of the problems that it can cause, which creates the vicious loop of itching, scratching, and lichenification. Therefore, further research into practical and safe treatments that eliminate itchy symptoms and enhance skin protection is the key to overcoming chronic atopic eczema. Acupuncture has been utilized clinically in China for thousands of years due to its benefits of being practical, affordable, and simple to execute. With modern science and technology advancements, electroacupuncture (AE) has become widely used in China's public hospitals to treat chronic atopic eczema. This trial aims to objectively evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of the electroacupuncture antipruritic technique in chronic atopic eczema pruritus and to obtain its high-level clinical evidence for the popularization and application of electroacupuncture clinical treatment of chronic atopic eczema.
Detailed description
As a common allergic skin disease, the incidence of eczema is increasing year by year, accounting for about 15 ~ 30% of the dermatological outpatients. Pruritus is one of the most painful symptoms of eczema. Patients often form a vicious circle of "pruritus -- scratching -- mossy transformation" because they can't stand it. Research on safe and effective anti-pruritus program has become the key to treatment. Inheriting the experience of Xia's surgery in Shanghai, the team proposed the core pathogenesis of "blood heat and dampness heat", formulated the treatment principle of "cooling blood dehumidification", selected acupoints Quchi (LI4), Hegu (LI11), Xuehai (SP10) and Sanyi jiao (SP6), and used the original acupuncture anti-pruritus technique (modified by acupuncture anesthesia technique) to treat chronic eczema with clinical advantages. Small sample Pilot study showed that acupuncture antipruritic technique significantly reduced the visual analogue scale (VAS) score of patients with chronic eczema, which was significantly better than sham EA group and non-EA group. This project adopts the multicenter, randomized, including false contrast design, objective, normative evaluation of acupuncture for chronic eczema itching itching and technology to improve situation, clinical efficacy and safety, obtain exact clinical evidence, further to form suitable for standardization, popularization and application in wide range of chronic eczema itching technology clinical acupuncture specification.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| electroacupuncture(EA) group | Experimental | Device: electroacupuntureThe participants in EA group will receive acupuncture with PSD at bilateral Hegu (LI4), bilateral Quchi (LU5), bilateral Xuehai (SP10) and bilateral San Yinjiao (SP6). After skin disinfection, followed at an angle of 90°, acupuncture needles were inserted approximately 50 to 60 mm into the skin. When achieving qi, connect the four pairs of electrodes, two each on bilateral Quchi (LI4) and Hegu (LI11), two each on bilateral Xuehai (SP10) and San Yinjiao (SP6), and they are all ipsilateral to one another. The duration of the electroacupuncture stimulation is 30 minutes, and the current intensity ranges from 1 to 5 mA with a continuous wave of 20 Hz. For two weeks straight, the participants will have three therapy sessions each week (preferably every other day), for a total of six sessions. |
| sham electroacupuncture(SEA) group | Sham comparator | Device: sham electroacupunctureParticipants in the SEA group will receive sham electroacupuncture with PSD, but not energizing the electropuncture device. Procedures, electrode placements, and other treatment settings are the same as in the EA group but with no electricity output only. |
| sham acupuncture(SAC) group | Placebo comparator | Device: sham acupunctureParticipants in the SAC group will receive sham acupuncture with PSD and PSN on sham acupoints (the non-meridian and non-acupuncture points). Procedures, electrode placements, and other treatment settings are the same as in the EA group but with no skin penetration, electricity output, or needle manipulation for achieving qi. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Meeting the TCM syndrome differentiation criteria and Western medicine diagnostic criteria for chronic eczema;
- between the ages of 18 and 65;
- BSA score < 10%;
- Agree to participate in clinical trial observation and cooperate with regular visitors;
- Sign and date the informed consent;
Key exclusion criteria (10 listed)
- Patients who have been systematically treated with hormones or immunosuppressants within two weeks;
- Recipients who are not durable to acupuncture;
- Patients with severe secondary infection symptoms, including local skin infection and systemic infection of other organs;
- Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant during the trial;
- Diabetes mellitus or patients with severe heart, liver and kidney disease;
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| electroacupuntureThe participants in EA group will receive acupuncture with PSD at bilateral Hegu (LI4), bilateral Quchi (LU5), bilateral Xuehai (SP10) and bilateral San Yinjiao (SP6). After skin disinfection, followed at an angle of 90°, acupuncture needles were inserted approximately 50 to 60 mm into the skin. When achieving qi, connect the four pairs of electrodes, two each on bilateral Quchi (LI4) and Hegu (LI11), two each on bilateral Xuehai (SP10) and San Yinjiao (SP6), and they are all ipsilateral to one another. The duration of the electroacupuncture stimulation is 30 minutes, and the current intensity ranges from 1 to 5 mA with a continuous wave of 20 Hz. For two weeks straight, the participants will have three therapy sessions each week (preferably every other day), for a total of six sessions. | Device | electroacupuncture(EA) group |
| sham electroacupunctureParticipants in the SEA group will receive sham electroacupuncture with PSD, but not energizing the electropuncture device. Procedures, electrode placements, and other treatment settings are the same as in the EA group but with no electricity output only. | Device | sham electroacupuncture(SEA) group |
| sham acupunctureParticipants in the SAC group will receive sham acupuncture with PSD and PSN on sham acupoints (the non-meridian and non-acupuncture points). Procedures, electrode placements, and other treatment settings are the same as in the EA group but with no skin penetration, electricity output, or needle manipulation for achieving qi. | Device | sham acupuncture(SAC) group |
Primary outcome
the change from baseline in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores
Time frame: week0, week1, week2
Pruritus, as the main clinical symptom of eczema, can be scored separately as follows: Pruritus score standard: no pruritus =0; mild（Itchy, not scratching, not affecting daily life) = 1-3 points; Moderate (frequent pruritus, occasional scratching, affecting daily life and sleep) = 4-6 points; Severe (severe itching, frequent scratching, seriously affecting daily life and sleep) = 7-10 points.
3 secondary outcomes
Eczema Area and Severity Index, EASI
Time frame: week0, week1, week2
Dermatology Life Quality Index, DLQI
Time frame: week1, week2
Serum total IgE
Time frame: week1, week2
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Sep 2022.
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing electroacupunture in people with Chronic Lichenified Atopic Dermatitis, run by Shanghai Yueyang Integrated Medicine Hospital.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Sep 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Xin Li, PhD (13661956326, 13661956326@163.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
the change from baseline in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores (time frame: week0, week1, week2). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Sep 2022.