Status:

COMPLETED

Stimulation of Gastric Slow Waves With Acupuncture at St36 and Pe6 - a Randomized Single-blind Controlled Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Conditions:

Acupuncture

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Aim of the study is to investigate specific effects of acupuncture points.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • healthy volunteers
  • BMI between 17.5 and 25
  • 3 hours before the experiment no food
  • 3 hours before the experiment only water, and 1 hour before the experiment no fluid intake
  • 4 hours before the experiment no smoking
  • informed consent

Exclusion

  • acupuncture treatment during the last 12 months
  • chronic disease
  • regular intake of medication which influence autonomic nervous system or GI tract
  • pregnant or breast feeding
  • drug or substance abuse

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

65 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00636012

Start Date

March 1 2008

End Date

May 1 2008

Last Update

July 10 2012

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Charité University Medical Center

Berlin, Germany