Clinical trials: Acupuncture
Delirium, Agitation
The Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Complications in Critically Ill Patients
Introduction: Intensive care unit (ICU) is a special department in the health care facility. Although with high development of modern medicine nowadays, the average mortality rate in ICU is still around 7 to 20 %.
- Conditions
- Delirium, Agitation, Arrhythmia, Feeding Intolerance
- Trial name
- NCT04950738
- Testing
- pess tack acupuncture
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Breast Cancer, Premenopausal Breast Cancer
Role of Individualized Intervention(s) in Hormone-Receptor Positive Early-stage Breast Cancer
Although combination endocrine therapy has been associated with significant reduction in risk of recurrence in younger women with hormone receptor positive breast cancer, it has been associated with more adverse effects and…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Premenopausal Breast Cancer, Hormone Receptor Positive Tumor
- Trial name
- MyCHOICE (NCT03407768)
- Testing
- Individualized interventions
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Migraine
Comparison of Two Different Migraine Acupuncture Treatment
Headache is one of the most common clinical problems. Conventional drug therapy is more successful when complementary and integrative medicine approaches are combined to conventional treatment, as traditional Chinese medicine…
- Trial name
- NCT05351918
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Acupuncture
Tapping in Together: A Pilot Study on Group Acupuncture for Ketamine Experience Integration
The goal of this pilot trial is to learn about using acupuncture for ketamine experience integration in adults aged 21-65 who are medically cleared for a ketamine prescription.
- Trial name
- NCT06070090
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academy of Oriental Medicine Austin
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
The Pain Intensity of the Patients Who Had Undergone Abdominal Surgery With a Midline Incision
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation (TAES) on pain and analgesic drug consumption in patients who had…
- Trial name
- NCT03762486
- Testing
- TENS, TAES
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuksek Ihtisas University
Tinnitus
Application of Machine Learning Based on fNIRS in Predicting Acupuncture's Efficacy in Treating Tinnitus
This trial aims to use machine learning to analyze fNIRS imaging data of specific brain regions of tinnitus patients, thereby constructing a predictive model of the clinical efficacy of acupuncture for SNT.
- Trial name
- NCT06364670
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Pain, Pancreatic Cancer
Acupuncture and Acupressure in Treating Patients With Moderate or Severe Pain Related to Stage III or Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer
RATIONALE: Acupuncture and acupressure may help relieve moderate or severe pain associated with stage III or stage IV pancreatic cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00040833
- Testing
- complementary or alternative medicine procedure, pain therapy
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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
Fibromyalgia
Pilot Study of Warm Acupuncture in Treatment of Cold-sensitive Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Non-pharmaceutical therapies, such as acupuncture, hydrotherapy, and meditative exercises (such as Qigong (including Tai Chi and Ba-Duan-Jin), have been shown to reduce pain and improve physical function.
- Trial name
- NCT05228990
- Testing
- warm acupunctrue
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Major Depressive Disorder
Intradermal Acupuncture Based on Changes in Biological Specificity of Acupoints for Major Depressive Disorder
Acupoints are the stimulus points and reactive points for acupuncture to treat diseases. Therefore, this study is designed to detect the pain threshold and temperature of biological specificities of acupoints in healthy control…
- Trial name
- NCT05524519
- Testing
- Basic treatment, PSA, TSA
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Autism, Food Allergies
Treatment of Autistic Children Using NAET Procedures
1. Purpose of this study is to determine whether NAET procedures are effective in the treatment of children with allergy-related autism spectrum disorders in restoring their verbal and nonverbal communication. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00277407
- Testing
- NAET with acupressure and/or chiropractic procedures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Nambudripad's Allergy Research Foundation
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL)
Acupuncture Therapy for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
The goal of this multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with corticosteroid therapy in treating sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL).
- Trial name
- SSNHL-Acu (NCT07575334)
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 256 people
- Sponsor
- Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Insulin Resistance
Acupuncture to Treat Insulin Resistance in Women With and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
The central hypothesis is that acupuncture break the vicious circle of androgen excess and reverse insulin resistance and improve health related quality of life and affective symptoms in overweight and obese women with and…
- Trial name
- PCOS-AcupIR (NCT01457209)
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)
Personalized Prevention and Treatment Strategies for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Via a Comprehensive Health Management Platform
Spinal cord injury (SCI), leads to functional deficits and complications like neurogenic bladder and deep vein thrombosis, imposing a global annual financial burden.
- Trial name
- NCT06314594
- Testing
- Conventional treatment, intervention treatment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hangzhou Medical College
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Battlefield Acupuncture for Pain in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
The investigators will investigate battlefield acupuncture as a treatment for the pain of hidradenitis suppurativa.
- Trial name
- NCT04218422
- Testing
- Battlefield Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Pain
The Effect of Caffeine on Acupuncture Analgesia With the Human Pain Model
This is a single center, double blind, randomized, parallel-group study to assess the effect of 200mg caffeine,400mg caffeine and decaffeinated on acupuncture analgesia with the human pain model.
- Trial name
- NCT02577770
- Testing
- acupuncture, 200mg caffeine, 400mg caffeine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lymphedema
Acupuncture for Lymphedema Secondary to Breast Cancer Treatment
This study is being conducted to determine if electro-acupuncture can reduce swelling of the arm due to breast cancer treatment (commonly referred to as 'lymphedema').
- Trial name
- NCT02158832
- Testing
- Acupuncture + Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Obesity, Abdominal
Efficacy of Electro-acupuncture for Abdominal Obesity: Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Electro-acupuncture provides stimulation to acupoints, and has been widely used to treat abdominal obesity in China despite of lack of high-level evidence for treatment efficacy.
- Trial name
- NCT04957134
- Testing
- Electro-acupuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Plantar Fascitis
Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciosis in the Primary Care Setting
The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of acupuncture to a standard of care prescribed exercise program is more effective at improving pain and function in adult patients with plantar fasciosis.
- Trial name
- NCT03246087
- Testing
- Acupunture, Standard of care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
Postoperative Complications, Postoperative Urinary Retention
Acupuncture for Postoperative Urinary Retention After Hemorrhoidectomy: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this study is to examine the efficacy of acupuncture in the management of acute postoperative urinary retention. Clinical question: Is acupuncture efficacious for postoperative urinary retention after hemorrhoidectomy…
- Trial name
- NCT05898919
- Testing
- Acupuncture, Neostigmine Injectable Product
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine