Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00079898
Effect of Acupuncture on Human Brain Activity
Modulatory Effect of Acupuncture on Human Brain Activity
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- —
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) · NIH
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to use brain imaging technology to examine the way acupuncture affects brain function.
Detailed description
Acupuncture is emerging as an important procedure in complementary medicine. Its mechanism of action remains unclear, but research suggests that its effects are mediated through a widely connected network that is involved in the regulation of mood, behavior, and function of physiological systems. This study will use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to monitor the effects of manual acupuncture on the brain function of study participants. Participants in this study will undergo acupuncture one needle at a time. Researchers will then ask participants questions about how they feel and will compare the sensations reported by participants to their images of brain response.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Acupuncture |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2002-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2005-04-01
- Completion
- 2005-04-01
- First posted
- 2004-03-19
- Last updated
- 2008-01-25
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00079898. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.