Clinical trials: Acupuncture, completed
Low Back Pain
Acupuncture Analgesia in Relation to Psychiatric Comorbidity
It is our hypothesis that patient's expectations concerning treatment outcome will be influenced by their psychiatric symptoms, and that this expectancy will have a strong influence on the efficacy of acupuncture treatment to…
- Trial name
- LBP (NCT00307788)
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Insulin Resistance, Hyperglycemia
A Cold Physical Treatment to Manage Insulin Resistance
Insulin resistant volunteers will choose to undergo an 8-week cold treatment, 2 hours per day, to selective regions of the body enriched with brown fat including neck, supraclavicular and interscapular regions) in combination…
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Hyperglycemia, Hyperinsulinemia, Diabetes
- Trial name
- CTPMIR (NCT02852759)
- Testing
- Selective Cold, Electroacupuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
Gynecologic Cancer, Cancer Related Pain
The Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture and Standard Therapy Compared to Standard Therapy in Gynecological Cancer Pain
Gynecological cancer is cancer that starts in the female reproductive organs. Pain in gynecological cancer can be caused by an underlying malignancy or surgical procedure as well as chronic pain associated with malignancy and…
- Conditions
- Gynecologic Cancer, Cancer Related Pain, Cancer Pain
- Trial name
- NCT06073496
- Testing
- Electroacupuncture
- Where
- 3 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
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
Type 2 Diabetes
The Effect of Acupressure on Polyneuropathy-related Pain and Sleep Quality
This study aimed to determine the effect of acupressure on polyneuropathy-related pain and sleep quality in patients with type 2 diabetes. A randomized controlled experimental design was employed in the study.
- Trial name
- NCT06936956
- Testing
- Acupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Giresun University
Migraine Without Aura, Unilateral Headache
Acupuncture for Migraine Prophylaxis
Hypothesis: Acupuncture obtains an abiding effect on migraine prophylaxis Design: A open-label randomized controlled trial. 249 participants will be included.
- Trial name
- AMP (NCT01687660)
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 249 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Li ying
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Evaluation of the Efficacy and Neurological Effects of Dry Needling in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome
AIM OF INVESTIGATION: To evaluate in a prospective, randomized, sham-controlled study the pattern of analgesic efficacy of trigger point dry needling in Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02179320
- Testing
- Dry needling, acupuncture needle 0,25 x 40mm
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo 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
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
Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Functional Diarrhea
Acupuncture for Patients With Diarrhea-predominant IBS or Functional Diarrhea: a Randomized Controlled Trial
This trial is to assess the effectiveness of three types of acupuncture for patients with functional diarrhea comparing to a positive drug control.
- Trial name
- NCT01350570
- Testing
- acupuncture, acupuncture group2, acupuncture group3
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 449 people
- Sponsor
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Clinical Trial
The primary objective of this investigation is to assess the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation applied using VECTTOR to reduce the symptoms of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and reduce the impact of DMD…
- Trial name
- DMD (NCT01874275)
- Testing
- VECTTOR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Alan Neuromedical Technologies, LLC
Presentation; Breech, With External Version Before Labor
Moxibustion in a Randomized Trial for Version of Breech Position From Week 32
Moxibustion was tested for version of a breech position in singleton pregnancies. The women were randomized in week 32 to either moxibustion on acupuncture point Bl 67 daily in 15-20 minutes or no moxibustion.
- Trial name
- NCT02251886
- Testing
- Moxibustion in primiparae, Moxibustion in multiparae
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Herning Hospital
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Implantation of Gold Beads to Relieve Discomfort From Knee Osteoarthritis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether implanting gold beads extraarticularly in five acupuncture-points around a knee improves pain, stiffness and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT00487370
- Testing
- Implantation of gold beads around a knee through needles
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen
Pain, Distress
Acupuncture for Pain During Injection of Local Anaesthetic
Stimulation of acupoint LI4 has been shown to result in analgesic effects in patients experiencing acute pain. We aimed to determine whether LI4 acupuncture could reduce pain and distress in children receiving an injection of a…
- Conditions
- Pain, Distress, Satisfaction
- Trial name
- AcuDent (NCT02197546)
- Testing
- Acupuncture & acupressure
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Dysmenorrhea Primary
Effect of Pilates Exercises and TENS Acupuncture in Primary Dysmenorrhea Among Female Students At KAU
This study was done to determine the effect of Pilates exercises and TENS acupuncture in primary dysmenorrhea among female students at King Abdulaziz University (KAU).
- Trial name
- KAU (NCT06808529)
- Testing
- Pilates exercises and TENS Acupuncture, ibuprofen 400 mg
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Parkinson's Disease
Evaluation of the Benefit Provided by Acupuncture During a Surgery of Deep Brain Stimulation
The effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in certain movement disorders is widely demonstrated. The success of this procedure requires that the patient is awake and cooperative.
- Trial name
- ACUplus (NCT02236260)
- Testing
- Electroacupuncture, Local Anesthesia (lidocaine hydrochloride)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Neck Pain, Chronic Pain
PCT of Pharmacopuncture for Chronic Neck Pain
A pragmatic clinical study to compare the effectiveness of pharmacopuncture and acupuncture treatment strategies in patients with chronic neck pain
- Trial name
- NCT06520462
- Testing
- Pharmacopuncture, Acupuncture
- Where
- 6 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Jaseng Medical Foundation
Postoperative Pain After Patellar Dislocation Surgery
Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Patellar Dislocation Pain: A Concurrent Non-Randomized Controlled Trial
This study is a concurrent non-randomized controlled pilot trial. We plan to recruit 80 patients following patellar dislocation surgery from Peking University Third Hospital in China, with at least 40 participants in each group.
- Trial name
- NCT07613346
- Testing
- Acupuncture, Voltaren
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Fibromyalgia
Efficacy of Wet Cupping Therapy on Fibromyalgia
Background and purpose: Although wet cupping therapy (WCT) is in use, clinical investigations of its efficiency are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of wet cupping therapy (WCT) on fibromyalgia syndrome…
- Trial name
- NCT05253482
- Testing
- wet cupping therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
Primary Open-angle Glaucoma
Effect of Acupuncture on Visual Acuity and Visual Field in Patients With Primary Open-angle Glaucoma
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the therapeutic effect of acupuncture at the Jingming and the Qiuhou acupoints on the visual acuity and visual field in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma.
- Trial name
- NCT05247762
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
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