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The Effect and Safety of Plum-blossom Needle for Tourette Syndrome

NCT02403258 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2018-02-22

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Summary

To evaluate the effect and safety of plum-blossom needle for Tourette syndrome.

Conditions

  • Tourette Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Plum-blossom needle group

Plum-blossom needle is a method of shallow insertion with multiple needles. It is made of five or seven stainless steel needles arranged in a pattern like the shape of plum blossom, thus named as 'plum-blossom needle'. Plum-blossom needle treat diseases by tapping specific skin areas or acupoints according to different illness based on the theory of meridian.

BEHAVIORAL

HRT group

HRT consisted of (1) self-monitoring, (2) competing responses, (3) relaxation training, (4) contingency management.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jinna Yu, Ph.D · Guang'an Men Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2018-11-30
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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