NCT06824376

Manual Acupuncture (MA) for Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia (HUA)

Efficacy and Safety Study of Manual Acupuncture (MA) on Serum Uric Acid (SUA) Outcomes in Patients With Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia (HUA): a Multi-center, Randomized, Sham-controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 260 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Shenghao Tu · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

Detailed description

This is a multicenter randomized, single-blind, sham-controlled trial. A total of 260 eligible patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to manual acupuncture group or sham acupuncture group.

Conditions

• Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-25
• Primary completion: 2026-10-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2025-02-13
• Last updated: 2025-03-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China