Manual Acupuncture (MA) for Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia (HUA)

Summary

Assess the effectiveness of manual acupuncture in modulating serum uric acid levels among patients diagnosed with asymptomatic hyperuricemia.

Conditions

• Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia

Interventions

DEVICE

Manual acupuncture

After sterilisation, the sharp needles will be inserted into the deep tissue layers of acupoints. Acupuncturists will tried to elicit acupuncture de-qi sensation by the manual manipulation of needles. Within a 30-minute period, manual manipulation for each acupoint will last at least 10 seconds and wil repeated four times with intervals of 10-minute.

DEVICE

Sham acupuncture

After sterilisation, Streitberger placebo needles with blunt tip will be used. It can be fixed on the surface of the sham points without piercing the skin. Within a 30-minute period, each point will undergo a simulated twisting motion of the needle for at least 10 seconds, and this will be repeated four times at 10-minute intervals.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

  collaborator OTHER

• Xianning Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  collaborator OTHER

• Qianjiang Central Hospital, China

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Hainan General Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Yichang Central People's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Wuhan No.1 Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• The Second Hospital of Huangshi

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Puyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Shenghao Tu

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Shenghao Tu, Ph.D · Tongji Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-03-25

Primary Completion

2026-10-31

Completion

2026-12-31

Countries

• China

Study Locations