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Effects of pressing-kneading manipulation Fengchi (GB20) on the 'Pleasure Circuit' in Healthy Adults' Brains

Effects of pressing-kneading manipulation Fengchi (GB20) on the 'Pleasure Circuit' in Healthy Adults' Brains

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025000693
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-04-10
Start date
2025-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-28

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Group 6:pressing-kneading manipulation Fengchi (GB20)
Group 4:pressing-kneading manipulation Fengchi (GB20)
Group 5:pressing-kneading manipulation Fengchi (GB20)
Group 3:pressing-kneading manipulation Fengchi (GB20)
Group 9:pressing-kneading manipulation Fengchi (GB20)
Group fMRI:pressing-kneading manipulation Fengchi (GB20)
Group 2:pressing-kneading manipulation Fengchi (GB20)
Group 7:pressing-kneading manipulation Fengchi (GB20)
Group 1:pressing-kneading manipulation Fengchi (GB20)
Group 8:pressing-kneading manipulation Fengchi (GB20)

Sponsors

The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Guangzhou Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Age 18-30 years old gender is not limited; (2) In good health in the past six months no pain caused by disease or injury; (3) Normal body mass index BMI; (4) Right-handed; (5) Understand and agree to participate in this study and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Skin diseases trauma and other inappropriate manual intervention in the head pillow; (2) Those who have received pain medication acupuncture massage physiotherapy and other treatments within the past 1 month; (3) female menstrual period pregnant or breastfeeding women; (4) suffering from mental neurological infectious gastrointestinal cardiovascular immunological respiratory or kidney diseases; (5) Patients with MRI contraindications such as atreophobia cardiac pacemaker defibrillator heart stent and intrauterine device; (6) Hearing and vision disabilities and incomplete assessment; (7) Other subjects deemed unsuitable for participation in this study by the investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Self-Assessment Manikin scale;fMRI;electroencephalogram;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
visual analogue scale;Instant Positive and Negative Affect Schedule – Short Form;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJunhua Li

The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Guangzhou Medical University

lijunhua0929@163.com132265036596

Outcome results

None listed

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