Clinical trials: Acupuncture
Chronic 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
Multiple Myeloma, Hodgkin Disease
Managing Pain and Symptom Burden Caused by Chemotherapy in People With Myeloma or Lymphoma
The purpose of this study is to find out whether acupuncture treatments can reduce the need for opioid medication when managing pain caused by chemotherapy.
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma, Hodgkin Disease, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT04459416
- Testing
- Acupuncture, opioid, Assessments
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 299 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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
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
Long COVID, Pain
Pain Relief With Integrative Medicine (PRIMe)?: Feasibility of Acupuncture for Long COVID
The goal of this preliminary study is to test methods and procedures to be used in a fully-powered trial to evaluate acupuncture treatment effectiveness.
- Trial name
- NCT06476496
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Trial to Study Electro-Acupuncture in Subjects With Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
This study will determine the feasibility and efficacy of a 10-treatment electro-acupuncture (EA) program in subjects with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN).
- Trial name
- NCT07455409
- Testing
- Electro-acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Allergic Rhinitis
Acupuncture for Nasal Congestion in Allergic Rhinitis
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a disorder that affects more than 500 million people worldwide. Nasal congestion is one of the most general and bothersome symptoms in rhinitis, which impacts the quality of life (QOL).
- Trial name
- ANCAR (NCT05709977)
- Testing
- Acupuncture, Antihistamine nasal spray
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Johanna Maria Vermeulen
Breast Cancer
Acupuncture for Hot Flashes in Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer, a Randomized Controlled Trial
This research study is evaluating acupuncture, a medical therapy in which hair-thin, stainless steel needles are shallowly inserted into specific points to help the body's natural healing process, as a possible treatment to…
- Trial name
- NCT03783546
- Testing
- Acupuncture, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Radiation-Induced Xerostomia, Head and Neck Cancer
Trial of Acupuncture for Radiation-Induced Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer
This study is being done to find out what effects, good and/or bad, acupuncture has on participants and their xerostomia caused by radiation therapy for the treatment of the cancer.
- Conditions
- Radiation-Induced Xerostomia, Head and Neck Cancer, Radiation Toxicity, Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation
- Trial name
- ACUPUNCTURE (NCT02589938)
- Testing
- Standard Oral Hygiene, Standard Oral Hygiene + True Acupuncture
- Where
- 36 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Dementia
Combining Acupuncture and Acupressure for Dementia Elderly
This is an assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial. A total of 248 (anticipated) elderly people aged ≥65 years with a mild to moderate dementia will be recruited from local nursing and care homes.
- Trial name
- NCT04305951
- Testing
- Comprehensive acupuncture therapy (CAT), Comfy Acupressure for the Elderly (CAE)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Chronic Low-back Pain
Virtual Reality Guided Acupuncture Imagery Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain
Testing the effect of Virtual Reality - guided imagery acupuncture
- Trial name
- NCT06814470
- Testing
- Virtual reality guided imagery acupuncture treatment (VRGAIT), Virtual reality guided imagery acupuncture treatment control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Appendix Carcinoma, Colon Carcinoma
Oral Cryotherapy Plus Acupressure and Acupuncture Versus Oral Cryotherapy for Decreasing Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy From Oxaliplatin-Based Chemotherapy in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer
This phase II trial investigates how well oral cryotherapy plus acupressure and acupuncture compared with oral cryotherapy alone work in decreasing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with gastrointestinal…
- Conditions
- Appendix Carcinoma, Colon Carcinoma, Esophageal Carcinoma, Gastric Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04505553
- Testing
- Acupuncture Therapy, Acupressure Therapy, Oral Cryotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Chronic Low-back Pain
Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults
The main goal of the BackInAction research study is to determine the effectiveness of a standard course of acupuncture (15 sessions of acupuncture over 3 months) and an enhanced course of acupuncture (an additional 6 sessions of…
- Trial name
- BackInAction (NCT04982315)
- Testing
- Standard Acupuncture, Enhanced Acupuncture
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 807 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Acupuncture, Pain Management
Acupuncture in the Emergency Department for Pain Management
Our goal is to use the R01 mechanism to conduct a two-arm multisite, feasibility RCT (Acupuncture vs Usual Care) to refine procedures for conducting a future fully powered multi-site RCT.
- Conditions
- Acupuncture, Pain Management, Emergency Department, Acute Pain
- Trial name
- ACUITY (NCT04880733)
- Testing
- Acupuncture for pain management, Usual care for pain management
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Uremia
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Laser Acupuncture on Uremic Pruritus
Sixty patients were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n=30) receiving laser acupuncture or the control group (n=30) receiving sham laser acupuncture. Treatment sessions were conducted during dialysis sessions.
- Trial name
- NCT06875115
- Testing
- laser acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Mechanistic Studies on Video-guided Acupuncture Imagery Treatment of Knee Pain
The aim of this study is to investigate brain response and connectivity changes evoked by video-guided acupuncture imagery treatment (VGAIT) and verum and sham acupuncture in knee osteoarthritis patients to elucidate the…
- Trial name
- NCT03261505
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Chronic Pain
Enhancing Acupuncture Treatment Effect Through Non-invasive Neuromodulation
In this study, investigators will examine the brain mechanism behind the synergistic effects of combining acupuncture and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT03716830
- Testing
- verum acupuncture, real tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Health
Infrared Thermography-based Study of the Warming Effect Difference at Waist
Low back pain is a common clinical condition, with up to 84% of adults experiencing varying degrees of low back pain. The most common form of low back pain is non-specific low back pain, which is often treated symptomatically in…
- Trial name
- NCT05665426
- Testing
- acupuncture, moxibustion
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Myasthenia Gravis
Acupuncture in Myasthenia Gravis (AcuMG)
The purpose of the study is to determine the effect acupuncture treatment on individuals with a diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis (MG).
- Trial name
- NCT05230082
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute