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The Moxibustion-Induced Thermal Transport Effect Between The Heart And Lung Meridians

NCT05330403 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2022-04-18

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Summary

Although some important progresses were made in the field of the meridian research, no breakthroughs have been achieved. Besides,there are some problems in meridian researches. Particularly, previous research of meridian phenomenon involved lots of subjective elements and outcomes. Researches that use modern scientific techniques to investigate the biological characteristics of meridian phenomenon are urgently needed. Therefore, this study was designed to assess the heat transport characteristics of meridian phenomenon for the Heart and Lung meridians by using infrared thermography. Thus, the biological characteristics of meridian phenomenon could be presented objectively in a scientific methodology.

Conditions

  • Meridians

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Moxibustion

In this study, suspended moxibustion was performed by holding an ignited moxa stick at a certain distance (about 3-4 cm) over the skin surface, keeping the moxibustion Site warm without burning the skin. In the heart meridian intervention group, moxibustion was applied over Site 4 (HT3) of the heart meridian. In the lung meridian intervention group, moxibustion was performed over Site 1 (LU5) of the lung meridian.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Jianqiao Fang, Ph.D · Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-04-30
Primary Completion
2021-12-30
Completion
2021-12-30

Countries

  • China

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