Stimulation of Gastric Slow Waves With Acupuncture at St36 and Pe6 - a Randomized Single-blind Controlled Trial

Stimulation of Gastric Slow Waves by Acupuncture of St36 and Pe6 - a Randomized Single-blind Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00636012

Acronym

GSW

Enrollment

Registered

2008-03-14

Start date

2008-03-31

Completion date

2008-05-31

Last updated

2012-07-10

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Conditions

Acupuncture

Keywords

acupuncture, Acupuncture points

Brief summary

Aim of the study is to investigate specific effects of acupuncture points.

Interventions

PROCEDUREverum acupuncture

acupuncture at St36 and Pe6

PROCEDUREsham acupuncture

superficial needling at sham points

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* healthy volunteers * BMI between 17.5 and 25 * 3 hours before the experiment no food * 3 hours before the experiment only water, and 1 hour before the experiment no fluid intake * 4 hours before the experiment no smoking * informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* acupuncture treatment during the last 12 months * chronic disease * regular intake of medication which influence autonomic nervous system or GI tract * pregnant or breast feeding * drug or substance abuse

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
increase of percentage of regular gastric slow waves in the acupuncture group compared to the control group	baseline, acupuncture

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
half cycles	baseline, acupuncture
systolic blood pressure	baseline, acupuncture
diastolic blood pressure	baseline, acupuncture
mean blood pressure	baseline, acupuncture
variability of heart rate	baseline, acupuncture
heart rate	baseline, acupuncture
breathing rate	baseline, acupuncture
increase of percentage of regular gastric slow waves in acupuncture with stimulation compared to no stimulation	baseline, acupuncture
total vascular resistance	baseline, acupuncture
stroke volume	baseline, acupuncture
correlation between percentage of regular gastric slow waves and secondary outcome measures	baseline, acupuncture
impact of needle sensation on gastric slow waves	baseline, acupuncture
impact of expectation on gastric slow waves	baseline, acupuncture
impact of anxiety (state-trait-anxiety-inventory) on gastric slow waves	baseline, acupuncture
skin conductance level	baseline, acupuncture

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026