oversensitiveness to cold
Conditions
Interventions
Needle retention to SP6 and electro-acupuncture therapy to BL32 at a frequency of 1Hz for 20min. for 4 sessions, with 1 session each other
No session(waiting list control)
Sponsors
Kansai University of Health Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult females with oversensitiveness to cold and more than four point of total score in the" hiesho sensation scale"
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)pregnant or nursing 2)diabetes mellitus complicated by peripheral neuropathy 3)arteriosclerosis obliterans 4)Buerger's disease 5)connective tissue disease 6)hypothyroidism 7)hyperthyroidism 8)Patients medicated with following drugs every day: Chinese herbal medicine, alpha blocker, beta blocker, alpha and blocker, calcium antagonist and prostaglandinE1
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Variation of degree of hie on average visual analogue scale between before one week start of intervention and the second week start of intervention, after finish of intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in eight heading score and two component summary of SF-36v2 Standard Edition before and after the intervention | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactShunji Sakaguchi
Kansai University of Health Sciences Department of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Sports Trainer Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed