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Brain Plasticity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Its Response to Acupuncture

NCT01345994 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2011-05-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will characterize brain plasticity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and will determine how this central fMRI biomarker is modulated by acupuncture. This study will also investigate the behavioral consequences of maladaptive cortical plasticity in this disease population.

Conditions

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Interventions

PROCEDURE

electro-acupuncture

acupuncture stimulation with electricity

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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