Relationship Between Acupuncture Needling Direction and Electric Current

N/ACompletedNCT05261919

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital30 enrolled

Overview

This study applies a semiconductor analyzer to investigate the effects of acupuncture manipulation.

Acupuncture manipulation with needling direction is important for the therapeutic effect based on traditional Chinese medicine theory. However, research usually focuses on the therapeutic effects on the acupoints and acupuncture time rather than on the manipulation method. This study applies a semiconductor analyzer to investigate the effects of acupuncture manipulation. 30 healthy participants were recruited in the study. This study employed an Agilent B1500A semiconductor analyzer to investigate the electric characteristics of meridians under directional supplementation and draining manipulation. We measured the electric current of meridians under different manipulation, and compared the difference between supplementation and draining manipulation in healthy individuals.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Acupuncture Electricity; Effects

Interventions

Acupuncture manipulationPROCEDURE

The investigator used directional supplementation and draining manipulation. The supplementation manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion to skin as 45 degrees with the needle tip in the same direction as the meridian. While the draining manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion at 45 degrees with the needle tip direction opposite to that of the meridian.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * at least 20 years old * agree to the informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * under 20 years old * pregnant or breast-feeding women * those with an empty stomach before the study * a tendency toward bleeding with thrombocytopenia or history of platelets \< 20000 or a user of an anti-platelet drug.

Locations (1)

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The electric current

Agilent B1500A is a device that can measure the electric current after acupuncture manipulation. The investigators measure the electric current after intervention of supplementation manipulation and draining manipulation respectively.

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 90 minutes

The voltage

Agilent B1500A is a device that can measure the voltage after acupuncture manipulation. The investigators measure the voltage after intervention of supplementation manipulation and draining manipulation respectively.

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 90 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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