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Clinical Evaluation of Acupuncture in Treating Glaucoma

NCT04157530 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2019-11-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The present study predicts that acupuncture or electroacupuncture can reduce intraocular pressure and also can improve quality of life in patients with glaucoma.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

wang-bu-liu-xing

wang-bu-liu-xing applied on the surface of Jinming and Qiuhou acupoints

DEVICE

acupuncture

acupuncture applied to Qingming and Qiuhou with Der-qi

DEVICE

Electroacupuncture

acupuncture, but the needles of Qinming and Qiuhou connected to the electroacupuncture machine after Der-qi, the frequencies of stimulus were 6 Hz, the intensity of stimulus was minimal visible muscle twitch

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • China Medical University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ching-Liang Hsieh, PhD · China Medical University, China

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-01
Primary Completion
2019-11-01
Completion
2019-11-01

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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