Acupuncture and Skin Temperature Behavior

Electroacupuncture Clinical Trial

Official title:

Skin Temperature Behavior by Infrared Thermography After Application of Electroacupuncture and Acupuncture

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05586893
• Other study ID #: HCFMRP/USP 1332694/2015
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2015
• Est. completion date: January 2017

Study information

• Verified date: October 2022
• Source: University of Sao Paulo
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Objective: Evaluating the behavior of skin temperature through infrared thermography after application of acupuncture and electroacupuncture in Weizhong (B40) and Kunlun (B60) acupunctures points. Methods: A single-blind randomized clinical trial was performed with 54 participants of both sexes, mean of 21.88±2.53 years, randomized into three groups (n=18): electroacupuncture (EAG), acupuncture (AG) and control (CG). The application was bilateral in the acupoints (B60 and B40), for 20 minutes. The skin temperature of the lower limbs was measured at the following times: before application, 10 minutes of application, 20 minutes of application and 10 minutes after needle removal.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 54
• Est. completion date: January 2017
• Est. primary completion date: January 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both sexes;
• Aged between 18-30 years;
• Good general health;

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women;
• Hemophiliacs;
• Smokers;
• Patients with severe cardiovascular diseases.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acupuncture Therapy
• Electroacupuncture
• Thermography

Intervention

Device:
• Acupuncture therapy and Electroacupuncture
We used the following Bladder acupuncture points, Weizong (B40) in the middle of the popliteal fossa and Kunlun (B60) located in a depression between the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon. The subjects were instructed to report the "De Qi" perception (paresthesia or numbness) that was the advice to the researchers that the point was right punctured. After the De qi was reported, the needle remained in the acupuncture point for 20 minutes and was rotated three times more for the preservation of the effect. During this time, all subjects remained in the supine laying down position on the stretcher.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Sao Paulo

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Skin temperature	Skin temperature was evaluated by infrared thermography using a thermal camera, brand FLIR® Systems (T300, Wilsonville, OR, USA), and accuracy of up to 0.05º C, with emissivity of 0.98 being established and the instrument stabilized for 10 minutes before the exam. Three infrared images were captured in sequence at a distance of 100 cm from the individual, in order to allow the framing of the evaluated limb [20].	30 minutes after the first assessment (P30)