Clinical trials: Therapy, Acupuncture
Depressive Disorder, Major
Acupuncture and Escitalopram for Treating Major Depression Clinical Study
We will be able to investigate in a sample of patients free of antidepressants whether acupuncture is more effective than placebo.
- Trial name
- AE-TMDCS (NCT05901571)
- Testing
- acupuncture, escitalopram
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai 7th People's Hospital
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
A Comparison of the Therapeutic Effect Between Head-point Acupuncture and Conventional Body Acupuncture on Insomnia
The investigators will conduct a single-center, and randomized controlled cases study. A total of 120 participants with insomnia will be enrolled.
- Trial name
- NCT04405427
- Testing
- head acupoints acupuncture, body acupoints acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
A Study on the Heat Transport Characteristics of Meridian Phenomenon for the Heart and Lung Meridians Based on Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris
Although some important progresses were made in the field of the meridian research, no breakthroughs have been achieved. Besides,there are some problems in meridian researches.
- Trial name
- NCT04046640
- Testing
- Infrared thermal imaging
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Labor Induction
Acupuncture to Managed Pain During Induced Labor with Cook's Balloon
In France, labor induction rate is above 25.8%. Labor induction with Cook's balloon is a non-hormonal mechanical method but this technique can provide pain.
- Trial name
- COOKACUPAIN (NCT06502418)
- Testing
- Acupuncture therapy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Roubaix
Sciatica, Electroacupuncture
Effectiveness of Electro-acupuncture and Manual Therapy on Pain and Fucntion in Patients With Sciatica
The aims of the study are: To study the pain efficacy of an electroacupuncture and manual therapy protocol versus the use of manual therapy in patients with sciatica.
- Conditions
- Sciatica, Electroacupuncture, Manual Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT04764890
- Testing
- Electroacupuncture, Manual therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- CEU San Pablo University
Low Back Pain
Integrated Chiropractic and Acupuncture Treatment for Low Back Pain
This study is being conducted to compare the effectiveness of integrated chiropractic and acupuncture care for the management of low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01357343
- Testing
- Chiropractic, Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Southern California University of Health Sciences
Spinal Cord Injury
Acupuncture for Treatment of Acute Spinal Cord Injury: an Exploratory/Developmental Study
Specific Aim: to implement and evaluate a research protocol for demonstrating the efficacy of Acupuncture Therapy to improve neurological recovery after incomplete SCI compared to a control protocol.
- Trial name
- NCT00432289
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Craig Hospital
ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease), Dialysis
Laser Acupuncture for Fatigue in Hemodialysis Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if laser acupuncture (low-level laser therapy) works to treat fatigue and improve quality of life in adults with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing hemodialysis.
- Conditions
- ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease), Dialysis, Fatigue
- Trial name
- LA-HD-Fatigue (NCT07538310)
- Testing
- Low-Level Laser Acupuncture (LA)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei City Hospital
Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN), Acupuncture
Efficacy of Acupuncture on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)-TMANH
This three-armed, multicenter, randomized, parallel, sham-controlled clinical trial will conduct in three centers in Taiwan. The investigators will randomly assign 234 eligible patients into three groups, an acupuncture group…
- Trial name
- AcuCIPN (NCT07693335)
- Testing
- Acupuncture, Minimal acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Taiwan Municipal An-Nan Hospital-China Medical University
Pruritus, Kidney Failure, Chronic
Efficacy of Laser Acupuncture on Pruritus in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis
Uremic pruritus is a clinically significant symptom which imposes heavy impact on the quality of life of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis.
- Trial name
- NCT02432508
- Testing
- Laser acupuncture (Olympic)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Menopause
Pilot Study - Impact of Traditional Acupuncture on Menopause
This pilot project is a randomized research study to examine the effects of acupuncture on menopausal symptoms. The investigators will recruit up to 45 Cedars employees (excluding Dr Bairey Merz's employees) with menopausal…
- Trial name
- NCT00950482
- Testing
- TA, AA, WC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Acupuncture for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
The clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in alleviating neurogenic claudication symptoms among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).
- Trial name
- NCT06102798
- Testing
- Acunpuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Major Depressive Disorder
Acupuncture Therapy Based on Biological Specificity of Acupoints for Major Depressive Disorder
Acupoints are the stimulus points and reactive points for acupuncture to treat the diseases. Therefore, this study is designed to detect the biological specificity of acupoints in healthy participants and major depressive…
- Trial name
- NCT05353543
- Testing
- SSRIs, acupuncture (strong reaction acupoints), acupuncture (weak reaction acupoints)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Post-exercise Sport Students
THE EFFECT OF ACUPUNCTURE ON THE BLOOD LACTIC ACID LEVELS
Background: In sports, recovery after exercise is a very important process for athletes. Several studies have shown that the rate of disease associated with athlete's recovery can be increased by several modalities, one of which…
- Trial name
- NCT04892784
- Testing
- Press tack needle acupuncture
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Quality of Life
Assessing the Impact of Integrative Medicine on Anxiety and Wellbeing of Healthcare Providers Exposed to Terror or War
The study assesses integrative medicine intervention effects on healthcare providers' quality-of-life during wartime.
- Trial name
- NCT06612749
- Testing
- Integrative medicine including manual and/or mind-body treatments
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carmel Medical Center
Acupuncture, Dysphagia
Efficacy and Mechanism of 'Yanjiu Needle' for Pharyngeal Dysphagia Based on sEMG Features
Dysphagia is one of the most common and serious complications following stroke. It can easily lead to aspiration and aspiration pneumonia, reduce patients' quality of life, increase healthcare costs, and result in high mortality…
- Conditions
- Acupuncture, Dysphagia, Surface EMG
- Trial name
- NCT07656025
- Testing
- Yanjiu Acupuncture, a three-point acupuncture technique, control group
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The Third People's Hospital of Huizhou
Chronic Pain
Electro-acupuncture (EA) and Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP)
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a debilitating condition that affects over 1 million women in the United Kingdom. The annual healthcare costs are estimated at over £150 million.
- Trial name
- BMEA (NCT02295111)
- Testing
- EA treatment, TCM health consult, Usual Care
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Clinical Study of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common chronic complication of diabetes mellitus that has a considerable impact on quality of life, but there are few effective therapeutic strategies.
- Trial name
- NCT05863793
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Simo Decoction and Gum Chewing for Bowel Activity
Abdominal surgery, including hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is inevitably followed by an episode of gastrointestinal hypomotility.
- Trial name
- SD/GC-HCC (NCT02438436)
- Testing
- simo decoction, gum chewing
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangxi Medical University
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Randomized Controlled Trials of Electro-acupuncture Effects on Perioperative Anxiety in Patients Treated With PCI
Randomized Controlled Trials of Electro-acupuncture Effects on Perioperative Anxiety in Patients Treated with PCI
- Trial name
- NCT03789344
- Testing
- acupuncture, Psychotherapy, blank control
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Huan Wang, MD