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Study on the Clinical Efficacy and Mechanism of Nine Needles in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris

Study on the Clinical Efficacy and Mechanism of Nine Needles in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2100004758
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-04-19
Start date
2021-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-20

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Conditions

Acne vulgaris

Interventions

Control group:Western medicine
Treatment group:Nine needles

Sponsors

Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 27 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria of acne vulgaris; 2. Between the ages of 18-27 years old, there is no restriction on gender; 3. Have not used internal medicines related to this disease within 1 month before treatment, and have not used external medicines related to this disease within 1 week; 4. Sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Combined with serious heart, brain, blood vessel, endocrine and other diseases; 2. Received other treatments 1 month before participating in this trial; 3. Patients with scar constitution; 4. Patients with abnormal consciousness and mental illness; 5. Pregnant or lactating women; 6. Patients who are allergic to doxycycline antibiotics. 7. Patients who are afraid of needles or fainting needles.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
TNF-a;IFN-?;Facial acne-specific quality of life questionnaire;Acne GAGS score;IgE;IL-1a;IL-4;Toll-like receptor 2;Serum testosterone;—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactMeng Liqiang

Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Mlq2724@sina.com+86 13754839806

Outcome results

None listed

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