Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01017211
Does Auricular Acupuncture Improve Tolerance to Electromyography (EMG) Testing?
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 21 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Needle Electromyography (EMG) is an important test used to assess muscle and nerve function, but the test can be uncomfortable. It is currently not standard practice to provide any pain-relieving intervention for this procedure. The purpose of this research study is to determine whether auricular (ear) acupuncture will make EMG testing less painful.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | auricular acupuncture | Experimental group to receive ear needles in the Battlefield Acupuncture points. Sham group to receive ear needles at points thought to be ineffective but standardized. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2009-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-06-01
- Completion
- 2010-06-01
- First posted
- 2009-11-20
- Last updated
- 2011-05-17
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01017211. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.