Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Asymptomatic normals
Brief summary
This study is designed to evaluate whether or not electroacupuncture can have an effect on the pain threshold of the subject, as compared to sham treatment.
Detailed description
This study is utilized to evaluate the what effectiveness electroacupuncture has on pain threshold as compared to sham. The outcome measurement utilized will be a digital algometer. The electroacupuncture treatment will consist of a total of four electroacupuncture treatments stimulating acupuncture points LI4 and LI11, and will be given on the same upper extremity tested by the algometer. The algometer measurements will occur alone on the first week, prior to the treatments on the second and third week, and the final reading alone on the fourth week.
Interventions
DEVICESham electroacupuncture
Sham electroacupuncture treatment gives comparison to the experimental group
DEVICEElectroacupuncture
Group is given a total of four electroacupuncture treatments to evaluate it's anesthetic effectiveness
Sponsors
Logan College of Chiropractic
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Normal healthy subjects
Exclusion criteria
* Hypertension * Heart Disease * Pregnancy * No spinal manipulation or other treatment or medication that could effect pain threshold
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Digital Algometer | Four Weeks |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactJohn Zhang, MD, PhD
Outcome results
None listed