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Study on the Law of Selecting Acupoint along the Channels by Cerebral Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Study on the Law of Selecting Acupoint along the Channels by Cerebral Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-ONRC-08000260
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2008-12-27
Start date
2008-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Ischemic apoplexy

Interventions

Group B2:acupuncture at Point Waiguan, affected channel for SF group.
Group B1:acupuncture at Point Waiguan and Point Zhigou, affected channel for HF group
Group D2:acupuncture at Point Waiguan and Point Neiguan, Exterior-interior Related Meridian points.
Group C2:points in meridians of the same name for SF
Group E2:acupuncture at Point Waiguan and non-point
Group D1:acupuncture at Point Waiguan and Point Neiguan, Exterior-interior Related Meridian points for HF group.
Group A1:acupuncture at Point Waiguan
Group C1:acupuncture at Point Waiguan and Point Yangling, points in meridians of the same name for HF group
Group A2:acupuncture at Point Waiguan
Group E1:acupuncture at Point Waiguan and non-point.

Sponsors

1.Guang Zhou University of TCM;2.Southern Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
21 Years to 28 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The internalized standard for the Healthy volunteers: 1. Non-medical professional Students between 21 to 28; 2. Regular diet, no abuse of alcohol, tobacco, tea, or coffee, normal sleep, moderate size; 3. Right-handed; 4. Subjects were informed, voluntarily signed the informed consent form. The internalized standard for the stroke patients: 1. In line with the the diagnostic criteria of ischemic encephalopathy including "stroke diagnosis criteria and efficacy" of stroke patients and "all types of cerebral vascular disease diagnosis"; 2. Typical partial body movement and sensory dysfunction; 3. Condition Stable; 4. Regular diet, no abuse of alcohol, tobacco, tea, or coffee, normal sleep, moderate size; 5. A month before the trial and testing process, other treatment methods (Chinese and Western medicines) are relatively fixed; 6. between 40 and 65 years old; 7. Right handedness; 8. Volunteers should be informed and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: all types of pain (including dysmenorrheal), depression, and other physical and mental symptoms around the experiment (3 months); (3) no acupuncture treatment in the near term (3 Months); (4) with congenital, tumors and vascular disorders in the central nervous system; (5) whole-body metabolism disorder, immune disease and peripheral neuropathy; (6) with serious heart, liver and kidney disease, endocrine or blood disease; (7) thrombocytopenia, hemophilia, coagulation disorder; (8) history of taking mental drugs; (9) metals like substances in the body Stroke patients should be excluded: (1) stroke patients the acute phase and the condition is not stable; (2) with duration more than 1 year; (3) received acupuncture treatment one month before test; (4) merger with serious disease in other organs that could impact handling, such as cerebral hemorrhage, serious heart, liver and kidney dysfunction, severe infections, malignant hypertension, brain stem and cerebellum lesions and malignant tumors; (5) severe aphasia, mentally barriers and mental illness (including claustrophobic Phobia) can not be partners; (6) all kinds of obvious pain (including dysmenorrhea), or taking painkillers, drugs that can affect the brain metabolism within 3 months; (7) pregnant women and breast-feeding patients; (8) weak patients that can not afford to 4 hours’ fasting; (9) diabetes patients with blood glucose not controlled i in the normal range in the near future , and oral hypoglycemic agents-dependent or insulin-dependent patients; (10) no guarantee of drug taking 4 hours before the test; (11) metals like substances in the body, such as cardiac stents, pacemakers and metal dentures; (12) thrombocytopenia, hemophilia, coagulation dysfunction and other indications that are not suitable for acupuncture; (13) no response to acupuncture and over response to acupuncture.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Blood flow and functional activity in different brain regions;Lipid metabolism;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLai Xinsheng
lai1023@163.com020-36585578

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026