Clinical trials: Acupuncture Therapy
Chronic Prostatitis With Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) refers to the presence of bothersome pelvic pain symptoms without an identifiable cause.
- Trial name
- NCT03213938
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 440 people
- Sponsor
- Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Knee Arthropathy, Hip Arthropathy
Preoperative Acupuncture for Total Knee or Hip Arthroplasty
Open-label, randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of preoperative acupuncture on preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain for high-anxiety patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty.
- Conditions
- Knee Arthropathy, Hip Arthropathy, Anxiety
- Trial name
- (Acupuncture) (NCT06099223)
- Testing
- Acupuncture needles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Hartford Hospital
Radiation-Induced Xerostomia, Head and Neck Cancer
Trial of Acupuncture for Radiation-Induced Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer
This study is being done to find out what effects, good and/or bad, acupuncture has on participants and their xerostomia caused by radiation therapy for the treatment of the cancer.
- Conditions
- Radiation-Induced Xerostomia, Head and Neck Cancer, Radiation Toxicity, Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation
- Trial name
- ACUPUNCTURE (NCT02589938)
- Testing
- Standard Oral Hygiene, Standard Oral Hygiene + True Acupuncture
- Where
- 36 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Chronic Low-back Pain
Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults
The main goal of the BackInAction research study is to determine the effectiveness of a standard course of acupuncture (15 sessions of acupuncture over 3 months) and an enhanced course of acupuncture (an additional 6 sessions of…
- Trial name
- BackInAction (NCT04982315)
- Testing
- Standard Acupuncture, Enhanced Acupuncture
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 807 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Allergic Rhinitis
Acupuncture for Nasal Congestion in Allergic Rhinitis
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a disorder that affects more than 500 million people worldwide. Nasal congestion is one of the most general and bothersome symptoms in rhinitis, which impacts the quality of life (QOL).
- Trial name
- ANCAR (NCT05709977)
- Testing
- Acupuncture, Antihistamine nasal spray
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Johanna Maria Vermeulen
Age-related Macular Degeneration, Stargardt Disease
Efficacy of Acupuncture in Macular Diseases
This is a single-arm study designed to assess the efficacy of acupuncture (Traditional Chinese Medicine) for chronic macular diseases of several types.
- Conditions
- Age-related Macular Degeneration, Stargardt Disease, Macular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- AMAD (NCT02255981)
- Testing
- Acupuncture and massage
- Where
- 2 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Escuela Neijing
Knee Osteoarthritis, Kidney Yin Deficiency
Needling Techniques for Knee Osteoarthritis
The thirty-nine-week open-label clinical study investigates the efficacy of acupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) as adjunctive therapy to analgesics compared to analgesics only and assesses the effects after 9 and 24 weeks…
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Kidney Yang Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT05014542
- Testing
- Acupuncture, Conventional Medical Treatment
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Svijetlana Perculija Durdevic
Pain
Does Noninvasive Electrical Stimulation of Acupuncture Points (NESAP) Reduce Heelstick Pain in Infants?
The purpose of the study is to determine whether noninvasive electrical stimulation at acupuncture points (NESAP) and/or 24% sucrose is effective in reducing pain in infants during invasive procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT01800318
- Testing
- NESAP, 24% oral Sucrose, Oral water
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Delirium, Respiratory Depression
Acupuncture for Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
BACKGROUND Many patients in the trauma intensive care unit (TICU) require mechanical ventilation and sedation or anxiolysis. Mechanical ventilation means that a machine is helping a patient breathe if he can't breathe on his own.
- Conditions
- Delirium, Respiratory Depression, Overmedication
- Trial name
- NCT01362270
- Testing
- Verum Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Breast Cancer, Neuropathy
Electro-acupuncture for the Prevention of Taxane Induced Myalgias and Neuropathy
This study seeks to determine if 12 weeks of weekly electro-acupuncture will prevent or decrease neuropathic pain in breast cancer patients receiving 12 weekly treatments of taxane treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01163682
- Testing
- Electro-acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Constipation
A Clinical Standardization Study of the Preferred Acupuncture Treatment Protocol to Treat Functional Constipation
The purpose of this study is to re-evaluate the therapeutic superiority and safety of acupuncture treatment using high quality and large sampled clinical research.
- Trial name
- NCT00508482
- Testing
- deep needling, Lactulose, shallow needling
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 475 people
- Sponsor
- Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Uremia
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Laser Acupuncture on Uremic Pruritus
Sixty patients were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n=30) receiving laser acupuncture or the control group (n=30) receiving sham laser acupuncture. Treatment sessions were conducted during dialysis sessions.
- Trial name
- NCT06875115
- Testing
- laser acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital
Acupuncture, Pain Management
Acupuncture in the Emergency Department for Pain Management
Our goal is to use the R01 mechanism to conduct a two-arm multisite, feasibility RCT (Acupuncture vs Usual Care) to refine procedures for conducting a future fully powered multi-site RCT.
- Conditions
- Acupuncture, Pain Management, Emergency Department, Acute Pain
- Trial name
- ACUITY (NCT04880733)
- Testing
- Acupuncture for pain management, Usual care for pain management
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting
Acupuncture for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
The purpose of this study is to clarify whether the matching acupoints is more effective than a single point by electroacupuncture in the management of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting .
- Trial name
- NCT02195921
- Testing
- single point Zhongwan(CV12) plus antiemetic drug, single point Zusanli(ST36) plus antiemetic drug, Zusanli(ST36)and Zhongwan(CV12) plus antiemetic drug
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis
Acupuncture Approaches for Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a major public health problem that places many burdens on individuals, including impairment of physical and psychological functioning, lost productivity, and side effects of medications used to treat pain.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis, Neck Pain, Back Pain
- Trial name
- AADDOPT-2 (NCT02456727)
- Testing
- Group/Community Acupuncture, Individual Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 779 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Peripheral Neuropathies, Multiple Myeloma
1068GCC Evaluate Efficacy & Explore Mechanism of Acupuncture in Treating Bortezomib-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (BIPN) in Multiple Myeloma
Patients are asked to be in this study if they have multiple myeloma and are having tingling, numbness and pain from taking bortezomib (velcade®).
- Trial name
- NCT01541644
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Lymphoma, Myeloma
Acupuncture for Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if giving acupuncture to patients with lymphoma or a plasma cell dyscrasia can help to relieve numbness and/or tingling of the feet and/or hands that is related to chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Lymphoma, Myeloma, Peripheral Neuropathy
- Trial name
- NCT00891618
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Mucositis, Oropharyngeal Cancer
Acupuncture in Reducing the Severity of Chemoradiation-induced Mucositis in Patients With Oropharyngeal Cancer
Patients are asked to be in this study if have oropharyngeal cancer and will be treated with chemotherapy and radiation. This research is being done to find out if acupuncture can reduce the mouth inflammation and pain caused by…
- Trial name
- GCC1229 (NCT01883908)
- Testing
- Acupuncture with Seirin® needles, Usual medical care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Delirium in Old Age
Delirium Treatment With Acupuncture in Internal Medicine Departments
Delirium frequently occurs in hospitalized older people, and treatment options are limited. Acupuncture has been shown to reduce agitation in the setting of dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT03398928
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Bnai Zion Medical Center
Traumatic Brain Injury
Translational Research Examining Acupuncture Treatment in Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of acupuncture on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and blood biomarkers during the acute 10-day window following traumatic brain injury, to determine if those changes correlate with…
- Trial name
- TREAT-TBI (NCT02623218)
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine