Effect of Acupuncture on resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging in Patients with Cyclical Mastalgia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2300072423

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2023-06-13

Start date

2023-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-06-18

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Conditions

Cyclical Mastalgia

Interventions

Experimental group:acupuncture(Tianzong, Geshu, Ganshu, Ashi acupoint, Hegu, Sanyinjiao, and Taichong.The patients started treatment 2 weeks before menstruation, and acupuncture stopped during menstru

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ? Age 18-45 years old; ? Breast pain occurs 2 weeks before menstruation and improves afterwards, with unilateral/bilateral dullness, heaviness, or pain. ? Satisfy all the following conditions: 1) Daily average overall breast pain visual analog score (VAS-BP) = 3 points; 2) The number of days of premenstrual breast pain is = 3 days and = 14 days; 3) The basic rules of the menstrual cycle are (28 ± 7) days and the menstrual period is 3-7 days. ? Breast X-ray or breast ultrasound examination excludes malignant breast lesions. ? Sign an informed consent form and voluntarily participate in the research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? Not receiving relevant treatment within the past month; ? Breast inflammation and fibroadenoma; ? Patients with severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, severe damage to liver and kidney function, or coagulation dysfunction; ? No history of breast cancer in first-degree relatives; ? Breast pain related diseases such as rib cartilage inflammation, chest wall injury, rib fracture, etc.; ? Patients in pregnancy or lactation stage; ? Patients with communication barriers or severe mental illness; ? Severe skin disease or infection at the intended acupuncture site; ? Therapists currently participating in other studies.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
VAS;Analysis of Low Frequency Oscillation Amplitude (ALFF) in Resting Functional Magnetic Resonance;Resting state functional magnetic resonance local consistency (ReHo) analysis;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Breast pain days;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public Contactzhangrui

Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Pinggu Hospital

499818681@qq.com+86 137 1624 0618

Outcome results

None listed

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