Drug or intervention
Acupuncture Clinical Trials
Studies that test Acupuncture, alone, with other treatments or as the comparison.
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All 411Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Electroacupuncture for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Clinical Efficacy and Neuroimaging Mechanisms
This study aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture (EA) as an adjunctive treatment for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).
- Trial name
- NCT07392645
- Testing
- Electroacupuncture (EA), Medication
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lishu Gao
Superoxide Dismutase, Acupuncture
The Effects of Manual Acupuncture on Superoxide Dismutase Enzyme Activity and Questionnaire of Smoking Urges-Brief Scores in Active Smokers: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this randomized, double-blind clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of a single session of manual acupuncture on superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activity and smoking cravings in active smokers aged 21-40 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07895550
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Ureter Calculi
The Effect of Acupuncture on Passing Ureteral Stones
Ureteral stones are a common condition, especially small and distal stones, and can cause renal colic pain. Medical expulsive therapy (MET) is widely used to facilitate stone passage.
- Trial name
- NCT07893431
- Testing
- medical expulsive therapy (tamsulosin), Acupuncture
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hitit University
Metastatic Bladder Cancer, Peripheral Neuropathy
Acupuncture and Exercise for EV-Pembro-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a combined acupuncture and exercise intervention for the management of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in participants with…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Bladder Cancer, Peripheral Neuropathy, Advanced Urothelial Cancer, Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
- Trial name
- ACE (NCT07548476)
- Testing
- Acupuncture, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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
Pharmacologic Action
Efficacy and Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Pharmacopuncture as an Adjunctive Therapy in Inpatients With Post-Traffic Accident Tension-Type Headache
The purpose of this study is to reveal the effectiveness and safety of ultrasound-guided pharmacopuncture for patients with tension-type headache caused by a traffic accident.
- Trial name
- NCT07893496
- Testing
- Cervicocranial ultrasound-guided pharmacopuncture, Oriental medicine integrated treatment
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Jaseng Medical Foundation
Chronic Migraine Headache
Laser Acupuncture for Chronic Migraine: Clinical Response, Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Patterns, and Brain Function
The PRISM-CM study will test whether 810-nanometer laser acupuncture reduces migraine days and related symptoms in adults with chronic migraine.
- Trial name
- PRISM-CM (NCT07891585)
- Testing
- 810 nm laser acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Chronic Neck Pain
The Clinical Efficacy and Multimodal Imaging Mechanism of the Knot-tying Technique in the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain
This study is a multicenter 1:1 randomized controlled trial, enrolling patients with chronic neck pain from the Rehabilitation Medicine Department of Huizhou Third People's Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT07892495
- Testing
- Untangling Needle Therapy: Acupuncture with Untangling Needle
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Li Juntao
Intradialytic Nausea and Vomiting, Chronic Kidney Disease
Manual Acupuncture for Intradialytic Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study aims to evaluate the immediate effects of acupuncture therapy at three specific acupuncture points (PC6, ST36, and KI3) on intradialysis nausea and vomiting in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing regular…
- Conditions
- Intradialytic Nausea and Vomiting, Chronic Kidney Disease, Acupuncture
- Trial name
- NCT07888777
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Oxidative Stress
Effects of Manual Acupuncture on Malondialdehyde Levels and State Anxiety Inventory Scores in Active Smokers: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
This study aims to evaluate the effects of a single session of manual acupuncture on oxidative stress and state anxiety in active smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT07888803
- Testing
- The manual acupuncture therapy
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Completed, with results posted
All 145Chronic Heart Failure
Acupuncture on Cardiac and Autonomic Function in Human Heart Failure
Acupuncture treatment may improve the cardiac function and the quality of life in heart failure patients. These effects may be related to the inhibition of sympathetic activity and/or increased vagal function.
- Trial name
- NCT01804816
- Testing
- Acupuncture, No Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Anxiety, Insomnia
Augmenting Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist Deprescribing With Acupuncture and Yoga Among Older Adults
The main purpose of this 12-week study is to see if a new combination of treatments can help older adults reduce benzodiazepine or related medication use.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Insomnia, Benzodiazepine, Deprescription
- Trial name
- NCT06197243
- Testing
- Acupuncture, Yoga, Deprescribing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Gastroparesis With Diabetes Mellitus
Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation (TEA) for Gastroparesis
The device being studied, the Transcutaneous Electrical Accustimulator (TEA), will deliver weak electrical current at two specific points, one at the leg and the other at the arm at settings known to improve symptoms involving…
- Trial name
- NCT05362578
- Testing
- transcutaneous electrical accustimulation at treatment point.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Alzheimer Disease 1
Progress of Mild Alzheimer's Disease in Participants on Acupuncture Versus Sham Acupuncture
To determine if adjunctive acupuncture acts as an AD treatment rather than a placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT05078944
- Testing
- Active acupuncture, Donepezil Hydrochloride
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian
Neuropathic Pain, HIV Neuropathy
Symptom Management Efficacy Study to Reduce Distal Neuropathic Pain
Distal sensory peripheral neuropathy (DSP) is a chronic, debilitating painful condition affecting quality of life in persons living with HIV.
- Conditions
- Neuropathic Pain, HIV Neuropathy, HIV/AIDS, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03855111
- Testing
- Standard Acupuncture / Moxibustion, Individualized (Tailored) Active Acupuncture / Moxibustion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- New York University