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Change Temperature of Skin Surface at the Acupuncture Site, the Neck and the Face When Using Tonifying Acupuncture Manipulations or Dispersing Acupuncture Manipulations at Dazhui in Healthy Volunteers

NCT05578014 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 57

Last updated 2023-10-23

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Summary

Acupuncture is a treatment method since ancient times and it has been recognized as an international treatment method by the World Health Organization. Although the structure and physiological effects of acupoints have been extensively studied, they have not been fully elucidated. A lot of studies on physiological effects of acupoints on the 12 main merdians have been published, but acupoints outside the meridians or acupoints on the eight extraordinary vessels have not been noticed. In particular, the Dazhui is one of the acupoints on the Du Merdian that is often used clinically. In the other side, several researches have shown that using different acupuncture manipulations can achieve different therapeutic effects. In our study, we want to determinate and compare the change temperature of skin surface at the acupuncture site, the neck and the face when using tonifying acupuncture manipulations or dispersing acupuncture manipulations at Dazhui in healthy volunteers.

Conditions

  • Healthy Volunteers

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

To conduct this intervention, we used disposable acupuncture needles with the size of 0.30 x 25 mm to acupuncture the sham acupoint (EX-B2 T3 point) or Dazhui point.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bui Pham Minh Man

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-01
Primary Completion
2023-06-30
Completion
2023-06-30

Countries

  • Vietnam

Study Locations

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