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The effect of acupuncture on endogenous pain modulation

The effect of acupuncture on endogenous pain modulation - The effect of acupuncture on endogenous pain modulation

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000053699
Enrollment
50
Registered
2024-02-25
Start date
2023-03-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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Conditions

healthy volunteers

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Division of Dental Anesthesiology, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, Meikai University School of Dentistry
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: after informed consent is obtained, over 18 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: the inability to give informed consent, under 18 years old

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The evaluation of CPM effect by acupuncture CPM effect is evaluated by pressure pain threshold (PPT) before and during conditioning stimulus.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
the modulation of QST (the Thermal Pain Illusion(TPI), Temporal Summation(TS), Offset Analgesia(OA) etc) and the effect of background (for example, psychology test including SDS, STAI, PCS etc), and the stress evaluated by catecholamine concentrations in plasma, urine and sweat

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYuka Oono

Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, School of Dentistry, Meikai University Division of Dental Anesthesiology

yoono@dent.meikai.ac.jp049-279-2738

Outcome results

None listed

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