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Brain Effect of Acupuncture at Sanyinjiao(SP6) Acupoint in Patients with Premenstural Syndrome: A fMRI Study

Brain Effect of Acupuncture at Sanyinjiao(SP6) Acupoint in Patients with Premenstural Syndrome: A fMRI Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-OPC-15005918
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2015-01-29
Start date
2015-02-01
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

premenstural syndrome

Interventions

Premenstrual syndrome group:electroacupuncture at SP6 for 6 min
healthy group:electroacupuncture at SP6 for 6 min
Premenstrual syndrome group:electroacupuncture at sham point for 6 min
healthy group:electroacupuncture at sham point for 6 min

Sponsors

First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All the PMS patients must meet the PMS diagnostic criteria of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)2000; 2. regular menstrual cycles,Menstrual cycle is 28±3 days; 3. Age ranging from 18 to 35 years old; 4. Did not attend other drug clinical trials in four weeks; 5. Right-hand user.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. age under 14 years old or above 45 years old; 2. Diagnosed with severe or special infection or patients with infectious diseases; 3. any MRI contraindications; 4. any acupuncture contraindications; 5. No reaction of assessment of acupuncture needling; 6. All subjects did not smoke, no lactating women.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
activity in brain regions(ALEF,ReHo);activity in brain regions(ALEF,ReHo);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactDemao Deng
demaodeng@163.com+86 13507880885

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 24, 2026