NCT00639977

Effect of Acupuncture on Intraocular Pressure

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To evaluate the short-term effect of acupuncture on the intraocular pressure (IOP). Methods: A randomized controlled trial. Healthy volunteers will be randomly allocated to three groups: Acupuncture group - will be submitted to a 20-minute session of acupuncture with needles inserted in specific points (Tong Zi Liao, Yang Bai and Jing Ming); Sham group - will be submitted to a 20- minute session of acupuncture with needles inserted in false points located 1 cm from true points in areas without acupuncture's meridians; and Control group - no intervention. IOP measurement by a masked investigator using Goldmann applanation tonometry immediately before the intervention, as well as 30 minutes and 24 hours after the acupuncture.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupuncture	20-minute session of acupuncture with needles inserted in specific points: Tong Zi Liao, Yang Bai and Jing Ming
OTHER	Sham	20- minute session of acupuncture with needles inserted in false points allocated 1 cm from the true points in areas without acupuncture's meridians

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-09-01
• Primary completion: 2008-03-01
• Completion: 2008-03-01
• First posted: 2008-03-20
• Last updated: 2008-03-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil