Validation study of sham acupuncture device

Validation study of double-blind sham acupuncture devices; a randomized, sham controlled, double-blind, pilot test

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0006978

Enrollment

Registered

2022-02-03

Start date

2022-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-02-07

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 : Unlike real acupuncture, sham acupunture can irritate the skin by attaching silicone to the end of acupuncture, but it cannot penetrate the skin.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy adult men and women aged 19 to 60 years old. 2. A person who can communicate and fill out a questionnaire. 3. Those who voluntarily agreed to participate in this clinical study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. A person who has taken medicine within the last month due to neuropsychiatric diseases that can affect the progress of research, such as epilepsy, depression, panic disorder, and schizophrenia. 2. Pregnant or lactating person. 3. A person who drank or overworked the day before and on the day before the exam. 4. Those who have a fear of acupuncture (needlephobia). 5. A person who has determined that other researchers are inappropriate.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Subject(procedurer) blinding evaluation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The discomfort caused by acupuncture treatment.	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactMI HYE KWON

KyungHee University Medical Center

sasang_kmh@naver.com+82-2-958-9233

Outcome results