Status:
UNKNOWN
Is Acupoints Sensation Necessary for Acu-TENS to Elicit Physiological Changes in Healthy Subjects?
Lead Sponsor:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Conditions:
Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners believe that health can be maintained if the body has a balanced ying-yang or the qi flows in correct strength and quality along the meridians.Stimulat...
Detailed Description
Eligibility criteria: Normal healthy subjects who were naïve to Acu-TENS and able to read Chinese. Outcome Measures: Heart rate, Mean arterial blood pressure, Heart rate variability
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Normal healthy subjects who were naïve to Acu-TENS and able to read Chinese were recruited for study
Exclusion
- history of cardiopulmonary, neurological and psychologic disorders or they required taking drugs within one week that might affect the cardiovascular and neurological status
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
36 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01804192
Start Date
February 1 2013
End Date
August 1 2013
Last Update
March 5 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 852