Alterations in Bioelectric Activity at Acupuncture Points Following CV4 Cranial Manipulation

Autonomic Imbalance Clinical Trial

Official title:

Alterations in Bioelectric Activity at Acupuncture Jing-Well (Ting) Points Following CV4 Cranial Manipulation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05190731
• Other study ID #: 24-177
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 10, 2017
• Est. completion date: November 7, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: April 2022
• Source: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

By measuring specific electrical parameters at acupuncture points that have been shown to correlate with ANS activity, the objectives of this study were to: 1) determine if CV4 has any influence on the bioelectric properties of the acupuncture meridian system, and 2) determine if CV4 affects the ANS.

Description:

This study is designed to measure bioelectrical activity at acupuncture Ting (Jing-Well) points immediately before and after employing a specific Osteopathic Cranial Manipulative Medicine (OCMM) technique called CV4 (Compression of the 4th Ventricle) vs. a Sham treatment.

Ting (Jing-Well) points are acupuncture points located at the proximal edges of the finger- and toenails that represent the beginning and end of 14 acupuncture meridians as described in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Japanese systems. Measurement of electrical activity at Ting points is performed by a physicist who has extensive experience using a device known as the Apparatus for Meridian Identification (AMI). Data collected and analyzed by the AMI for both CV4 and Sham groups is compared statistically for significant differences in before vs. after electrical activity and specific acupuncture meridians affected. One particular analysis of After Polarization (AP) potentials correlates with changes in autonomic nervous system activity.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 77
• Est. completion date: November 7, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: June 24, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 78 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Males and females from the Erie, PA, area aged 18-78 years

• Recruited by local flyers and word of mouth marketing

• Able to lay supine for about 30 minutes

Exclusion Criteria:

• Persons under the age of 18 years and persons unable to attend the in-person research sessions in Erie, PA.

• Identifiable acute illness of any kind

• Past medical history of stroke or transient ischemic attack within past 6 months

• Past medical history of intracranial hemorrhage, increased intracranial pressure, or seizure disorder

• Pregnant females

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Autonomic Imbalance

Intervention

Other:
• Osteopathic cranial manipulative medicine
Osteopathic cranial manipulative medicine technique using compression of 4th ventricle technique
• Sham
Touch only, no osteopathic cranial manipulation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	LECOM Health	Erie	Pennsylvania

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Jan T Hendryx

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Autonomic Nervous System Activity at Acupuncture Ting Points	Bioelectric skin conductance at acupuncture points	Within 15 minutes of sham or intervention