Skin and Acupuncture Needle Vibration Behaviors Through Observation

Acupuncture Clinical Trial

Official title:

Skin and Acupuncture Needle Vibration Behaviors Through Observation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02442076
• Other study ID #: 103-5928A3
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 22, 2015
• Last updated: February 19, 2016
• Start date: May 2015

Study information

• Verified date: February 2016
• Source: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Skin tremor induced by artery pulses are usually sensed by doctor's fingers in Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM). On the other hand, vibration of acupuncture needle was also stated by Huang Di Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor). However; the characteristics of skin tremor and its correlation with vibrating acupuncture needles, how the skin tremor and vibration of needles varies from area to area, are not yet clarified.In this study, the abovementioned issues will be investigated experimentally through non-invasive method.

About 10 healthy volunteers, aged 20~65, will be recruited. The investigators will measure the needle and the skin tremor by video optical microscopy. The variation of skin tremor and needle vibration and their spectra will be analyzed digitally. The model correlating skin tremor, needle vibration and basic physiological parameters will be constructed.The fact that the skin tremor and the needle vibration come from the same origin is expected.

However; due to the leverage effects and different dynamical responses to the source vibrations at different frequencies, needle vibration might exhibit some difference from skin vibration in their power spectra. This study should be able to construct a clear model of the possible vibration sources such as heartbeat and breathing, the area dependence of vibrations, the correlation between the skin and the needle vibrations, and the correlation with other physiological parameters.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 10
• Est. primary completion date: March 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy employees or students of National Central University aged between twenty to sixty-five.

Exclusion Criteria:

• With chronic diseases, severe psychological disorder or injury, or been in a surgery in the past twelve months.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acupuncture
• Skin Vibration

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital	Taoyuan City

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital	National Central University,Taiwan(R.O.C)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The frequency and spectra of the vibrating acupuncture needle ,by video optical microscopy		30 minutes
Primary	The frequency and spectra of tremor of the skin surrounding the acupunctured point ,by video optical microscopy		30 minutes