Clinical trials: Acupuncture
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The Evaluation for Fu's Subcutaneous Needling (FSN) in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of Fu's Subcutaneous Needling (FSN) in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
- Trial name
- NCT05627349
- Testing
- wrist splinting, FSN
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Dry Eye
Randomised Research Comparing Acupuncture, Herbal Treatment and Artificial Tear Eye Drops in Dry Eye
Dry eye is a major, common medical condition with significant health and economic burden in Singapore and worldwide. It is a holistic problem affected by living habits, nutrition and underlying systemic disease, inducing a…
- Trial name
- NCT02219204
- Testing
- Acupuncture, Herbal treatment
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore National Eye Centre
Acupuncture Therapy
Using Omics Technology to Explore the Mechanism of Acupuncture Treatment of Different Acupoints of Knee Osteoarthritis
In recent years, commonly used Omics techniques, including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, have been applied in the studies on the mechanism of acupuncture effect.
- Trial name
- NCT04733352
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Chronic Neck Pain
Effects of Minimally Invasive Techniques in Healthy and Chronic Cervical Pain Individuals
Brief Summary: This project consists of two sequential experimental phases designed to analyze the immediate and 24-hour effects of three invasive physiotherapy techniques -dry needling (DN), percutaneous neuromodulation (PENS)…
- Trial name
- NCT07345793
- Testing
- Dry needling, Percutaneous nerve stimulation, Percutaneous electrolysis
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Europea de Madrid
Healthy
Effects of Percutaneous Neuromodulation on Plasticity in the Somatosensory System in Healthy Subjects
Echography guided percutaneous neuromodulation is a physical therapy technique, whose main objective is the treatment of pain with direct stimulation of the peripheral nerves using a rome needle of acupuncture as an active…
- Trial name
- NCT04475133
- Testing
- Ultrasound guided percutaneous neuromodulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinica Francisco Ortega Rehabilitacion Avanzada SL
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Dry Needling and High Intensity Laser Therapy in Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome
108 myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) diagnosed patients will be randomly divided into 3 groups. To groups; exercise, exercise+high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) and exercise+dry needling will be applied.
- Trial name
- NCT05078333
- Testing
- dry needle, high intensity laser therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emine Dundar Ahi
Healthy
Effect of Acu-Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Acu-TENS) on Post-exercise Expiratory Flow Volume in Healthy Subjects
This study aims to investigate the effect of Acu-TENS on forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), a test of pulmonary function used to assess airway resistance, during sub-maximal treadmill exercise in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00998179
- Testing
- Acu-TENS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Knee Osteoarthritis
Combined Effect of Laser Acupuncture and Electroacupuncture in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a common degenerative joint disorder affected 250 million people globally. It can not only result in disability, but also associated with cardiovascular disease and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT04188925
- Testing
- Laser Acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Health Care Provider Education
Complementary Therapies in Palliative Care
Palliative care represents one of the most rapidly expanding sectors of health care. Its rapid growth has been accompanied by widespread needs for training of multidisciplinary personnel to work with the unique set of health…
- Trial name
- CTPC (NCT02644356)
- Testing
- Online CE/CME course
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Collinge and Associates, Inc.
Fatigue
Auricular Acupuncture on Fatigue, Energy and Well-Being in Intensive Care Nurses
Notably, no acupuncture intervention studies have aimed at reducing the fatigue level and increasing the energy of the nurses working in the ICU.
- Trial name
- NCT05855473
- Testing
- Auricular acupuncture
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Long Covid
The Effect of Acupuncture Treatment on Cognitive Functions and Brain Networks for Long COVID
Background of study: Long COVID(LC) is a prevalent sequalae of SARS-CoV-2 infection and can affect multiple organ systems. Cognitive dysfunction is one of the most common symptoms in LC with 22% prevalence.
- Trial name
- NCT07355751
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tingting Luo
Cervical Spondylosis
Clinical Evaluation for Digital Acupuncture Manipulation Therapeutic Instrument
The investigators design a randomized, control study to evaluate the therapeutic effect of digital acupuncture instrument in cervical spondylotic radiculopathy patients using the following outcomes: the Visual analogue…
- Trial name
- NCT04525651
- Testing
- Digital Acupuncture Manipulation Therapeutic Instrument, Manual Acupuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Primary Dysmenorrhea (PD)
Individualized Acupoint Therapy for Dysmenorrhea: An Exploratory Research Design Based on Meridian Measurement
Primary dysmenorrhea is a common condition that significantly affects young women's quality of life. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupoint interventions are widely used for symptom relief; however, standardized…
- Trial name
- NCT07818044
- Testing
- TI-816-3E3 Portable Laser Phototherapy Device
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Migraine, Migraine Headache
The Impact of Acupuncture on Biomarkers of Brain Injury and Inflammatory Response in Migraine
Migraine is more than just a headache-it can involve changes in the brain and inflammation. Recent research suggests that acupuncture may help by calming pain signals and reducing inflammation in the body.
- Conditions
- Migraine, Migraine Headache, Migraine Headache, With or Without Aura, Migraine in Adults
- Trial name
- ACUPMIGRAINE (NCT07292506)
- Testing
- Standard acupuncture, Electroacupuncture, Laser Acupuncture
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Evoked Potentials, Healthy Volunteers
Acupuncture and Auditory Evoked Potentials
To investigate whether body acupuncture of acupuncture points specific for hearing influences the auditory avoked potentials in comparison to puncture of non-specific acupuncture points
- Trial name
- NCT00333606
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taras Usichenko
Fatigue, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Acupressure for Fatigue in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by involvement of multiple organs with a female to male ratio of 12:1 with the highest incidence reported in women of child bearing age (15-44…
- Conditions
- Fatigue, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Pain, Chronic, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- AcuSLE (NCT03200548)
- Testing
- Relaxing acupressure plus usual care, Usual care, Stimulating acupressure plus usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suzanna Zick
Breast Engorgement
Acupuncture for Breast Engorgement During Lactation
Breast engorgement which may manifest swell, throb, and cause mild to extreme pain is the common difficulty for breast feeding woman.
- Trial name
- NCT03230760
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Quality of Life
Integrative Care and Acupuncture in MOHS Surgery
MOHS method is an effective surgical technique to remove skin cancerous tumors in the head-neck area. Patients undergoing MOHS surgery are struggled with emotional stress during the day of surgery, due to fear of significant…
- Trial name
- NCT03569982
- Testing
- Integrative medicine care
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carmel Medical Center
Primary Dysmenorrhea
Effect of Hegu Point Ice Massage and Music in Dysmenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea, a gynecological health problem that is frequently observed in adolescents and young adult women and often cannot be diagnosed is defined as pelvic pain associated with menstruation.
- Trial name
- NCT05686460
- Testing
- ice massage, music medicine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manisa Celal Bayar University
Pain, Postoperative Complications
Acupuncture for Pain Management After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients treated with acupuncture post-operatively following knee or hip arthroplasty achieve better pain control as measured by the Visual Analog Scale and pain medication use.
- Trial name
- NCT00455182
- Testing
- Acupuncture, Standard medical care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthEast Care System