Clinical trials: Acupuncture
Food Cravings
Randomized Clinical Trial Investigating Efficacy of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) for Food Cravings
This pilot study will examine one issue only in weight loss - food cravings in overweight (i.e. BMI between 25-29.9) or obese (BMI greater than 30) consumers.
- Trial name
- NCT00668993
- Testing
- EFT - the Emotional Freedom technique
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soul Medicine Institute
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
Low Back Pain, Mechanical
Battlefield Acupuncture for Acute/Subacute Back Pain in the Emergency Department
The randomized controlled study aims was to investigate the pain control of Battle Field Acupuncture as Primary or Adjunctive Treatment in Back Pain (Acute Musculoskeletal pain) in the (acute pain setting) Emergency Department vs…
- Trial name
- NCT03996564
- Testing
- Battlefield Acupuncture, Acetaminophen, Diclofenac
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Antonio Military Medical Center
Major Depressive Disorder
The Effect of Intradermal Acupuncture on Gallbladder Meridian Points on Cerebral Hemodynamics in Relevant Brain Regions for Major Depressive Disorder Based on fNIRS Technology
Gallbladder meridian(GB) acupoints may play an important role in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Therefore, this study is designed to focus on the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory of " gallbladder…
- Trial name
- NCT05707299
- Testing
- Intradermal acupuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Pain, Postoperative
Effect of Fu's Subcutaneous Needling on Postoperative Acute Pain in Patients With Lumbar Spine Surgery.
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate Fu's Subcutaneous Needling (FSN) in postoperative pain in patients with Lumbar Spine Surgery (LSS).
- Trial name
- NCT05572931
- Testing
- Fu's Subcutaneous Needling(FSN), fine acupuncture needle
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Anxiety
Auricular Stimulation vs. Relaxation for Pre-exam Anxiety
Title of the study: Auricular acupuncture (AA) vs. progressive muscle relaxation for pre-exam anxiety - a randomised crossover study Study period: 04 / 2015 - 07 / 2015 Principal Investigator: PD Dr. T.
- Trial name
- AAvsPMR (NCT03093571)
- Testing
- Auricular stimulation, Relaxation
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Fibromyalgia
Acupuncture and Pain Processing
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that acupuncture will reduce Fibromyalgia pain, via alterations in the processing of pain in the central nervous system.
- Trial name
- NCT01270607
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Shoulder Subluxation After Stroke
Effective Treatment of Shoulder Subluxation After Stroke With Modified Acupuncture of Biceps Brachii Muscle, Supraspinatus Muscle and Deltoid Muscle
Stroke is the most common emergency in neurology and is also the leading cause of disability, so recovery of movement after stroke is very important.
- Trial name
- NCT06545357
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Trigger Points
Immediate Effects of Self-myofascial Release on Latent Trigger Point Sensitivity
Latent myofascial trigger points (LMTRP) which impair neuromuscular performance occur in both, patients and asymptomatic subjects. As evidence suggests that LMTRP can transform into active trigger points, therapy seems warranted.
- Trial name
- NCT02609412
- Testing
- Static compression of LMTRP, Dynamic self-myofascial release of calf
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Goethe University
High Blood Pressure
Acupuncture Treatment on Cerebral Blood Flow
Cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) and neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) are both leading causes of death in the United States. Epidemiological data have shown that increased prevalence of hypertension is related to these outcomes.
- Trial name
- Amp-HTN (NCT04346511)
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 (Disorder)
Acupressure and Fistula Needle Insert Pain Management
Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of acupressure application on Hegu (LI4) point on the severity of acute pain caused by fistula needle in patients with brescia-cimino, snuff-box and…
- Trial name
- NCT05971134
- Testing
- Acupreesure applied
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baskent University
Infant Colic
Effects of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Infant Colic
Standardized acupuncture treatment for infant colic is a common treatment in general practice for doctors educated in medical acupuncture.
- Trial name
- NCT00907621
- Testing
- Acupuncture with Seirin 020x15 mm sterile acupuncture needle
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Lower Back Pain
Back Pain Response to Different Acupuncture Methods
Acupuncture has been used for many years to help relieve pain. However, it is not clear how acupuncture works. We are doing this study to learn about the effects of different forms of acupuncture on chronic low back pain.
- Trial name
- LBP (NCT01598974)
- Testing
- Traditional Acupuncture, Laser Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Urinary Retention
Acupuncture Treatment for Post-partum Urinary Retention
There are no set national guidelines for the management of postpartum bladder. There is little evidence on the management of postpartum urinary retention and many hospitals have implemented their own postpartum bladder care…
- Trial name
- NCT02731417
- Testing
- acupuncture, Foley catheter
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
People With Identified Painful Trigger Points (Tp) Within the Soleus and Gastrocnemius Muscles Complex, Healthy Subjects or Volunteers
Trigger Point Dry Needling With and Without Electrical Stimulation in Healthy Subjects
DN is one of the most commonly used physical therapy (PT) interventions for managing trigger points (Tp). Evidence suggests that DN was equally effective as other PT interventions, compared to no treatment or Sham-DN.
- Trial name
- DN (NCT07384247)
- Testing
- Dry needling with electrical stimulation, Dry needling, Electrical stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rhode Island
Acupuncture Learning
Teaching Acupuncture Points With Recorded VR Courses Versus Traditional Text
Compare the learning effectiveness of traditional book learning and VR pre-recorded courses as a reference for future development of VR teaching systems
- Trial name
- NCT05943808
- Testing
- Book reading, VR pre-recorded video watching
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Acupuncture
Validation of a Non-Invasive Sham Technique
The objective of this study is to develop, describe in detail and validate a feasible, cheap and convenient non-invasive sham acupuncture technique in order to use safely and repeatedly in future studies.
- Trial name
- NCT04960176
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Diabetes Mellitus
Acupuncture in the Complementary Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Type II
This is a randomized clinical research, with triple blinded multicenter involving the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, through the School of Nursing Anna Nery, as a proponent and research coordinator; and as a collaborative…
- Trial name
- ACT-DM (NCT02605889)
- Testing
- Laser acupuncture
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NEIDE APARECIDA TITONELLI ALVIM
Lateral Epicondylitis
Neuromodulation in Lateral Elbow Pain
Lateral epicondylitis (LE), also known as tennis elbow, refers to a painful condition at or around the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and common extensor tendon (CET) that is aggravated by dorsiflexion and/or supination of the…
- Trial name
- PNM (NCT03433716)
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Neuromodulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Blanca de la Cruz Torres
PTSD
Rapid Acupuncture Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The summary of this research study is to test the effectiveness of a rapid "rescue" acupuncture technique as a non-pharmacologic alternative treatment for the reduction of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in…
- Trial name
- NCT05881174
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center