NCT05261919

Relationship Between Acupuncture Needling Direction and Electric Current

Meridian Study on the Response Current Affected by Acupuncture Needling Direction

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study applies a semiconductor analyzer to investigate the effects of acupuncture manipulation.

Detailed description

Acupuncture manipulation with needling direction is important for the therapeutic effect based on traditional Chinese medicine theory. However, research usually focuses on the therapeutic effects on the acupoints and acupuncture time rather than on the manipulation method. This study applies a semiconductor analyzer to investigate the effects of acupuncture manipulation. 30 healthy participants were recruited in the study. This study employed an Agilent B1500A semiconductor analyzer to investigate the electric characteristics of meridians under directional supplementation and draining manipulation. We measured the electric current of meridians under different manipulation, and compared the difference between supplementation and draining manipulation in healthy individuals.

Conditions

• Acupuncture
• Electricity; Effects

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Acupuncture manipulation	The investigator used directional supplementation and draining manipulation. The supplementation manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion to skin as 45 degrees with the needle tip in the same direction as the meridian. While the draining manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion at 45 degrees with the needle tip direction opposite to that of the meridian.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-01
• Primary completion: 2020-03-10
• Completion: 2020-12-31
• First posted: 2022-03-02
• Last updated: 2022-03-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan