Anxiety
Conditions
Keywords
Acupuncture, Endoscopy
Brief summary
To find out how the application of acupuncture needles to the proposed acupuncture points: Heart 7 (HT 7) and Pericardium 6 (PC 6) for reducing anxiety during Esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (EGD)
Detailed description
Acupuncture is being used as one part of Chinese medicine for more than 2,500 years in treating diseases. Recent functional magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated that acupuncture can suppress the pain area in the brain so as to reduce the pain that felt by human subjects. Western medicine proposed the acupuncture mechanisms as to provoke the release of endogenous substances from central nervous system so in reducing pain. Many studies had been done using acupuncture in reducing pain for post-operation period, however, most of them were not very systematic and even some of them are leak of control group. Furthermore, to our knowledge, the use of acupuncture for reducing anxiety during EGD has not been previously investigated.
Interventions
DEVICEAcupuncture
Sponsors
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 18-70 undergoing elective unsedatant diagnostic EGD * belonging to American Society of Anesthesia (ASA) classes 1 to 2
Exclusion criteria
* History of gastrectomy, esophagectomy, Whipple's operation and other gastrointestinal operations * ASA class 3 to 4 * Pregnancy * Allergy to acupuncture needles * Request sedation * Previous experiences of EGD
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety elicited during EGD | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Overall tolerance, overall satisfaction, patient's willingness to repeat procedure and recovery time | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Primary ContactWing Wa Leung, Master
Outcome results
None listed