Clinical trials: Acupuncture, Ear
Insomnia
Combined Electroacupuncture and Auricular Acupuncture for Persistent Insomnia
This is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the clinical efficacy of combined electro-acupuncture and auricular acupuncture for persistent Iinsomnia in the adult population in Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT01891097
- Testing
- Acupuncture plus auricular acupuncture, Acupuncture
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Tinnitus, Acupuncture
Efficacy of Acupuncture on Chronic Tinnitus and Its Association With Auditory Brainstem Response Measures
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if acupuncture works to treat chronic tinnitus in adults. It will also learn about the neurophysiological effects of acupuncture on auditory conduction pathway function.
- Conditions
- Tinnitus, Acupuncture, Auditory Brainstem Response
- Trial name
- NCT07522567
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Obesity
Auricular Acupuncture in the Treatment of Obesity
Male and female DoD beneficiaries ages 18 years or older, who are referred for a standard of care weight loss intervention for treatment of obesity will be recruited.
- Trial name
- AcupObesity (NCT02269371)
- Testing
- Auricular Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
Anxiety
Auricular Acupuncture for Treatment of Preoperative Anxiety
In this prospective nonrandomized study the investigators are going to investigate whether auricular acupuncture with indwelling fixed needles is feasible for treatment of preoperative anxiety.
- Trial name
- AcuAnx (NCT02656966)
- Testing
- Auricular acupuncture
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Internal Haemorrhoids
Auricular Indwelling Needles Added to Diosmin/Hesperidin for Grade I-II Internal Hemorrhoids With Heat-Toxin Syndrome
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding small ear needles to a standard oral medicine can ease symptoms in adults with early-stage internal hemorrhoids (swollen blood vessels inside the anus, grade I-II) who also…
- Trial name
- AIN-MPFF (NCT07899229)
- Testing
- Auricular Indwelling Needles, Micronized Purified Flavonoid Fraction (Diosmin and Hesperidin)
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Insomnia, Chronic Pain
Auricular Acupuncture for Chronic Pain and Insomnia
Background: In the U.S. approximately 1.6 million adults use complementary and alternative or integrative medicine therapy for pain and insomnia.
- Trial name
- NCT03503695
- Testing
- Sterile acupuncture semi-permanent (ASP) gold needles
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Balance, Postural
Effect of the Auricular Acupunture of the Lower Limbs on the Equilibrium Response Evaluated by Static Stabilometry
By using a static stabilometry platform, the investigators believe the possible verification of the efficiency of auricular acupuncture points that correlates with regions of our body that may interfere with static equilibrium.
- Trial name
- NCT03156530
- Testing
- Auricular acupunture, Control
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Tinnitus, Subjective
Tinnitus and Acupuncture
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect, onset and duration of action, and short-term outcomes of acupuncture therapy in the treatment of patients with severe chronic subjective tinnitus.
- Trial name
- NCT04127708
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Aksaray University Training and Research Hospital
Low Back Pain
Battlefield Acupuncture for the Treatment of Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to study acupuncture for the treatment of low back pain in the emergency department. Current treatments for low back pain in the emergency department generally include pills or injections of…
- Trial name
- NCT02399969
- Testing
- Battlefield Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Radius Fracture Distal, Pain, Postoperative
Auricular Acupuncture As Part Of A Multimodal Regimen After Distal Radius Open Reduction and Internal Fixation
This randomized controlled trial will test the hypothesis that patients receiving an intraoperative auricular acupuncture protocol will require less postoperative opioid analgesic use compared to those who do not receive…
- Trial name
- NCT05974254
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Cancer
Stimulation of Auricular Acupuncture-Point for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea/Vomiting
The purpose of this study is to evaluate auricular acupuncture as an antiemetic treatment compared with sham acupuncture and with no acupuncture in patients receiving moderately-high to highly emetogenic chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00360841
- Testing
- Auricular acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Sudden Hearing Loss
Effectiveness of Integrative Medical Treatment in Sudden Hearing Loss
Sudden hearing loss is an emergency in otolaryngology that requires diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible. The golden treatment period is two weeks since the onset of the disease.
- Trial name
- NCT07235488
- Testing
- Acupuncture, steroid therapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Chronic Pain Syndrome, Pain
Veteran Ear Acupuncture Pilot Project
Veterans who have responded well to Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA), a form of auricular acupuncture, in routine clinical practice will be invited to receive education to insert the needles themselves at home.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain Syndrome, Pain, Fibromyalgia, Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- SAAAPP (NCT04208659)
- Testing
- Self-administration of auricular acupuncture without prosthesis, Self-administration of auricular acupuncture with prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chillicothe VA Medical Center
Acupuncture, Ear, Episiotomy; Complications
Auricular Acupuncture as Effective Pain Relief After Episiotomy
Background: Episiotomy is performed in up to 30% of vaginal deliveries. Previously, pain treatment following episiotomy has relied on non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) as analgesics, whose use during breastfeeding…
- Conditions
- Acupuncture, Ear, Episiotomy; Complications, Pain, Labor
- Trial name
- NCT03534869
- Testing
- Ear acupuncture, Analgesics
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Sestre Milosrdnice
Convulsion, Non-Epileptic
Auricular Acupuncture For The Treatment Of Non-Epileptic Seizures
This feasibility study will determine the tolerability of auricular acupuncture, compliance with self-reported seizure tracking, and the quality of a proposed sham acupuncture protocol to inform the design of a large…
- Trial name
- NCT01919307
- Testing
- Auricular acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Gynecologycal Cancer, Cancer Related Pain
The Effectiveness of Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) With Standard Therapy in Gynecological Cancer Pain
Pain is one of the most important symptoms of cancer patients, with nearly 40% of all cancer patients experiencing moderate to severe pain.
- Conditions
- Gynecologycal Cancer, Cancer Related Pain, Cancer Pain
- Trial name
- NCT06115330
- Testing
- Press Needle Acupuncture
- Where
- 3 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Functional Dyspepsia
Press Needle on Body Acupuncture Points and Auricular Acupuncture Points on Functional Dyspepsia
The aim of this study was to prove that press needle (PN) and medication are more effective in reducing symptoms and improving quality of life in people with functional dyspepsia compared to sham press needle (Sham PN) and…
- Trial name
- NCT07210294
- Testing
- The press needle and medication
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Salivary Gland Diseases
The Effectiveness of Auricular Acupuncture on Improving Secretion of Saliva Among Institutional Older Population
The study aims to examine the effect of auricular acupuncture on improving oral health in older population. The hypothesis of this study is that older people receiving auricular acupuncture can increase salivary secretion.
- Trial name
- NCT04507646
- Testing
- True auricular acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Migraine Headache
Auricular Acupuncture vs SOC in Migraine HA
Patients with migraine headache will be offered the opportunity to participate in this randomized study evaluating auricular acupuncture versus standard treatment for migraine headaches for patients in the pediatric emergency…
- Trial name
- MigAcu (NCT02681211)
- Testing
- Auricular Acupuncture, Ketorolac 0.5mg/kg, max 30mg, Metoclopramide 0.1 mg/kg, max 10mg
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Narcotic Addiction
Auricular Acupuncture to Facilitate Outpatient Opioid Weaning
This study is to compare two groups undergoing opioid weaning as ordered by their referring physicians. One group will undergo the standard opioid weaning process and the other group will have the addition of the NADA Protocol to…
- Trial name
- NCT02882048
- Testing
- NADA Protocol, Medication management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center