study for de-qi sensation and acupuncturing depth at Front-Mu points

Pilot study for de-qi sensation and acupuncturing depth at Front-Mu points

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001637

Enrollment

Registered

2015-09-25

Start date

2014-06-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : After needling three Front-Mu points Zhongji(CV-3), Guanyuan(CV-4), Chungwan(CV-12), we underwent computed tomography(CT).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Subject who doesn't have underlying diesease 2. Subject who voluntarily agree to participate and signs informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cardiovascular patient (patients with bleeding disorder) 2. Circulatory disturbance patient (including peripheral neuropathy, etc.) 3. Subject who have neurological damage (sensory disability, etc.) 4. The skin lesions, traumas or wounds on acupuncture sites 5. Subject who takes analgesics, psychotropic drug and who doesn't fit for acupuncture treatment 6. Subject who has disabilities for writing survey or communication 7. Others; inadequate reasons by researchers judgement

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
acupuncture depth through CT image;length of the needle left outside the body surface	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Body Mass Index ; waist circumference;skin fold thickness	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactEun-Jung Kim

Dongguk University

hanijjung@naver.com

Outcome results