Effects of acupuncture stimulation on the radial artery pressure-pulse wave in healthy twenties

Effects of acupuncture stimulation on the radial artery pressure-pulse wave in healthy twenties: a prospective, single-arm, exploratory clinical study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001663

Enrollment

Registered

2015-10-16

Start date

2015-10-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-08-18

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others : 1) Intervention: one treatment sessions, 20 min of needle-retention time 2) Type of acupuncture: 0.16 × 40.0 mm, stainless steel, disposable acupuncture needle (Seirin Co. Ltd., Shizuoka, Jap

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) age range 20 to 30 years of men and women 2) the ability to communicate about physical condition and to fill out a questionnaire 3) the ability to participate voluntarily, clearly understand the purpose and characteristics of the clinical trial, and sign an informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) use of medication within one month, such as blood pressure depressant, hypoglycemic agent, sleeping drug, tranquilizer, antithrombotic, antiplatelet agent, anticoagulant, and hormone drug that was prescribed according to the Internal Medicine, Surgery, and psychiatric diagnosis 2) pregnancy or lactation 3) student of Korean Medicine College or Korean medical doctor 4) acupuncture treatment within the three months 5) not applicable pulse tonometric device and ultrasound test for physical characteristics 6) the person with heart disease or the transplant of devices such as pacemakers 7) participation in other clinical trials within the three months 8) communication disorder 9) drug addiction or alcoholic 10) conditions where acupuncture might not be safe, such as metal allergy 11) refusal to participate in the trial or informed consent 12) exclusion at the investigator’s discretion

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
SE 10-30Hz (spectrum energy 10-30Hz)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
SE 0-10Hz (spectrum energy 0-10Hz);PPI (pulse power index);PDI (pulse depth index);PVI (pulse volume index);HRV (heart rate variability) ;MAUCppg (mean AUC of PPG signals);RSP (respiration);depth of blood vessels;diameter of blood vessels;blood velocity;CO (Cardiac Output);acupuncture sensation questionnaire (ASQ)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactTae-Hun Kim

Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center

Outcome results