Effects of scalp electroacupuncture on pain thresholds in healthy adults

Effects of scalp electroacupuncture on pain thresholds in healthy adults - Effects of scalp electroacupuncture on pain thresholds in healthy adults

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000052768

Enrollment

Registered

2023-11-12

Start date

2023-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

healthy adult

Interventions

Scalp electro acupuncture + two-limb electro acupuncture two-limb electro acupuncture

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy adults over 18 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those with a pain catastrophizing scale (PCS) score of 30 points or higher Those with a score of 11 or higher in each depression and anxiety item of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Persons with mental illness or neurological disease Subjects were considered to have taken any medication that may affect this study, such as analgesics, within the past 24 hours

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain threshold	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
TSP/CPM/OA	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKazunori Itoh

Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion

k_itoh@meiji-u.ac.jp0771-72-1181

Outcome results

None listed

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