Acupuncture in Symptomatic Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.
Multicentric,randomized, two-armed confirmatory trial on the effectiveness of acupuncture in patients with symptomatic peripheral diabetic neuropathy compared to routine care.
NCT03755960 — Diabetic Neuropathy
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/diabetic-neuropathy/NCT03755960/
Effect of Acupuncture for Quality of Life in Patients With Gastric Cancer Undergoing Adjuvant Chemotherapy: a Pilot Study
This is a pilot study evaluating the efficacy of acupuncture on quality of life in gastric cancer patients undergoing postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. Enrolled participates will randomly receive high-dose acupuncture, low-dose acupuncture or none-acupuncture during the first 3 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy after resection.
NCT03753399 — Stomach Neoplasms
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/stomach-neoplasms/NCT03753399/
Acupuncture for Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome in the Primary Care Setting: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The investigators want to investigate whether the KB2 acupuncture protocol is an effective method for decreasing pain and improving physical function in adult subjects with medial tibial stress syndrome. The investigators hypothesize that there will be significant improvement in both the acute and long-term timeframes, with respect to measures of pain and function. The investigators will measure shin pain immediately prior to treatment (baseline), immediately after initial treatment, one-, two-, and four-weeks following treatment, then again at three months post-treatment. Functional status will be evaluated at the above intervals using the Pain Disability Index. The Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS) Score is a newly developed scoring system for subject-reported outcomes in evaluating treatment of MTSS, and this will be used to evaluate pain relief and physical functional status at initial treatment (baseline) and again at the four-week follow-up. If at the four-week follow-up no significant improvement is noted, subjects in the non-acupuncture treatment group will be given the option to crossover to another KB2 acupuncture treatment regimen, with follow-up as previously noted.
NCT03753373 — Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/medial-tibial-stress-syndrome/NCT03753373/
Acupuncture as the Therapeutic Modalities of Acute Toxicity in the Radiotherapy of Head and Neck Tumors
The aim of the study is to evaluate the benefit of the acupuncture as healing modalities in the therapy of acute toxicity of radiotherapy.
NCT03751566 — Malignant Tumor of Soft Tissue of Head, Face and Neck
Status: Recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/malignant-tumor-of-soft-tissue-of-head-face-and-neck/NCT03751566/
Acupuncture for Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy in the Primary Care Setting: A Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial
The purpose of this study is to compare acupuncture plus a prescribed home exercise program versus a prescribed home exercise program alone to determine which has better outcomes at improving pain relief and physical function in adult patients with insertional Achilles tendinopathy. The investigators want to compare a combination of two standard of care treatments (acupuncture plus a prescribed home exercise program) versus a single standard of care treatment (a prescribed home exercise program) to determine which has better outcomes with improving pain relief and physical function in patients with insertional Achilles tendinopathy. The investigators hypothesize that there will be a significant improvement in pain and functional outcomes, both acutely and over time, in the acupuncture plus a prescribed home exercise program group versus the group performing a prescribed home exercise program alone. The investigators will measure Achilles pain relief and physical function immediately prior to treatment (baseline), immediately after the initial treatment at day 1, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks using the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment - Achilles Questionnaire (VISA-A). After 3 months, patients with continuing pain in the non-acupuncture arm will be given the option to crossover to the acupuncture arm of the study for an additional 12 weeks of treatment with the subject's concurrence.
NCT03747549 — Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/insertional-achilles-tendinopathy/NCT03747549/
The Interest of Cancer Patients and Caregivers in Acupuncture: a Survey
Cancer and cancer treatments are accompanied by several possible side effects, such as nausea, hot flashes, fatigue, drowsiness, etc. Complementary and integrative therapies, such as acupuncture, could be used to manage these symptoms. The aim of this study for our research team is to have an idea of the interest of cancer patients and caregivers in acupuncture. This is a prospective, interventional study. Cancer patients and caregivers will be approached at the day care clinic by a health care worker to participate in this study. They will be asked to complete a questionnaire about their interest in acupuncture and their motivation, what symptoms they would need it for, where they would like this acupuncture to take place, whether they are willing to pay for it, and whether they would be interested in an information session about acupuncture.
NCT03744299 — Cancer
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/cancer/NCT03744299/
Enhancing Acupuncture Treatment Effect Through Non-invasive Neuromodulation
In this study, investigators will examine the brain mechanism behind the synergistic effects of combining acupuncture and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) treatments. Specifically, chronic low back pain (cLBP) patients will be recruited and randomized to one of four groups (30 per group, one month of treatment): 1) verum acupuncture + real tDCS, 2) sham acupuncture + real tDCS, 3) verum acupuncture + sham tDCS, and 4) sham acupuncture + sham tDCS. Investigators will study 1) the longitudinal (one-month) effects of different treatments as indicated by changes in resting state functional connectivity (rsFC), cerebral blood flow (CBF), clinical outcomes of low back pain, and quantitative sensory test (QST) and 2) the association between these changes.
NCT03716830 — Chronic Pain
Status: Recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/chronic-pain/NCT03716830/
Feasibility of Electro Auricular Acupuncture for Analgesia After ACL Surgery: The Feasibility of Patient Blinding and Effects on Early Postoperative Pain
Acupuncture research in regards to PONV has been fairly well established, however, studies about perioperative pain control and acupuncture are a little more murky. In 2008, a meta analysis looked at randomized controlled studies and found that while acupuncture was shown to decrease pain, there were limitations including credible placebo or sham intervention, and thus, blinding. The main purpose of this feasibility trial is to determine whether or not adequate blinding is possible in the intraoperative setting with the patient sedated.
NCT03711734 — Anesthesia
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/anesthesia/NCT03711734/
Suture Embedding Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial
Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is a common public health issue, and it is one of the main causes of disability among adults of working age. Suture embedding acupuncture is one of the most often used interventions for the treatments of cLBP. The investigators will investigate the efficacy and safety of suture embedding acupuncture for cLBP in this single center, parallel, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial.
NCT03685864 — Low Back Pain
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/low-back-pain/NCT03685864/
Chinese Herbal Fumigation in Conjunction With Acupuncture for the Knee Osteoarthritis: a Three-armed Randomized Controlled Trial
To evaluate the effect of fumigation in conjunction with acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis, participators were collected from acupuncture and Chinese traumatology clinic at Linsen Chinese Medicine and Kunming Branch, Taipei City Hospital. Participators were randomized into 3 groups, one for acupuncture with fumigation, one for acupuncture with diluted fumigation, one for acupuncture only.
NCT03659370 — Osteoarthritis
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/osteoarthritis/NCT03659370/