Status:
COMPLETED
Acupuncture Needle Modified With Supercritical Fluid
Lead Sponsor:
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Conditions:
Healthy Participants
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objective: To compare the differences in the needling sensation with acupuncture needles surface treated with nitrogen applied supercritical fluid (SCF-N) and stainless steel needles. Materials and M...
Detailed Description
This was a double-blinded prospective cohort study. The acupuncture needles were first separated into two groups. One group of needles was subjected to SCF-N treatment while the other was not. The nee...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy volunteer aged 20 to 40 years
- Provided informed consent
Exclusion
- Women with pregnancy or breast feeding
- Bleeding tendencies (platelet counts less than 20000 and/or thrombocytopenic purpura)
- Volunteers with chronic medical conditions and anti-coagulants use
- Volunteers with pacemakers
- Fasting
- Unwilling to provide informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 31 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04073277
Start Date
August 1 2017
End Date
July 31 2018
Last Update
August 29 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, 833