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Exploration on optimal electroacupuncture points to regulate autonomic nervous system :

Exploration on optimal electroacupuncture points to regulate autonomic nervous system : A preliminary study in night-shift-workers

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0001652
Enrollment
92
Registered
2015-10-07
Start date
2015-10-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-03-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : 4 groups of electroacupuncure treatment. Group 1 : PC6,PC5 Group 2: ST36, ST37 Group 3: LI7, LI6 Group 4: GB37, GB39 treatment duration : 30 minutes Frequency : 2Hz (400ms) Inten

Sponsors

Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) female above 19 and below 60. Who can communicate and fill in the questionnaire (2) Night shift (more than from 0:00 AM to 6:00 AM) before visiting (3) Voluntarily sign the informed consent form after explained the purpose and characteristics of the clinical trial

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) taking medication within 1 months due to hypertension, heart failure, myocardial infarction, arrythmia, COPD(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), renal failure, tumor, depression (2) who diagnosed disease that can affect to autonomic nervous system such as orthostatic hypotension, diabetic neuropathy, Acute/Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy, Parkinsonism (3) Who took caffeine, alcohol and smoking within 12 hours before trial (4) Who took acupuncture treatment within 1 week (5) And ohters who judged unsuitable to participate in the trial by the researcher.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
HF((High Frequency)) components of Heart rate variability

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Heart rate variability (Low frequency,High Frequency,LF/HF ratio, Total Power, Standard Deviation of Normal to Normal interval, Root mean square of seccesive difference, non parametric parameter);Galvanic Skin Response (GSR);Digital Infrared Thermography Imaging;Platelet activatiion level;Quantitative sensory testing

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJungtae Leem

Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center

julcho@naver.com+82-2-958-9490

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026