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Translational Research Examining Acupuncture Treatment in Traumatic Brain Injury

NCT02623218 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2020-01-28

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of acupuncture on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and blood biomarkers during the acute 10-day window following traumatic brain injury, to determine if those changes correlate with changes in biomarkers of brain health, neuropsychological testing, and symptomatic presentation.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture

An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment.

DEVICE

Sham Acupuncture

Sham acupuncture will be performed at the same locations as verum acupuncture. Streitberger sham acupuncture needles look like real acupuncture needles, and appear as though the skin is being penetrated during the insertion technique, however they do not pierce the skin.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John Finnell, ND · AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine

  • Amy Moll, M.A.O.M. · AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-30
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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