Investigation of the effects of acupuncture on pain threshold and the specificity of the acupoints

Investigation of the effects of acupuncture on pain threshold and the specificity of the acupoints - The effects of acupuncture on pain threshold

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000013967

Enrollment

Registered

2014-05-15

Start date

2014-05-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

healthy volunteer

Interventions

acupuncture on the forehead acupuncture on the temporalhead

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Without past history of neck or upper limb trauma Without past history of chronic pain which is needed to treat Shoulder pain which does not disturb daily life Without past history of diabetes or systemic diseases Without cardiovascular diseases Without allergy of metal Without a knowledge of acupuncture Possible to obtain an informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Past history of discomfort or hyphenation associated with acupuncture treatment Pregnancy Taking a drug to treat some diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain threshold	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAkiko Kuwabara

Tohoku University Hospital Department of Kampo Medicine

akiko.kuwabara.d7@tohoku.ac.jp022-717-8007

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026