Status:
COMPLETED
The Change in Cutaneous Temperature When Using Acupuncture at TB-3 and BL-65 Acupoints in Healthy Participants
Lead Sponsor:
Loc Cong Dai Tran, MD
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Conditions:
Healthy Participants
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-30 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
For more than 2,500 years, traditional medicine, especially acupuncture, has been widely used in health care and recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) to manage various diseases. Besides, ...
Detailed Description
Participants and Methods: The change in skin surface temperature before and after acupuncture at the control acupoint (SP3) and two research acupoints (TB3 and BL65) in healthy volunteers will be comp...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy participants.
- BMI: 18.5 - 23 kg/m2
- Mental alertness, good contact, cooperation with researchers.
- Having no psychiatric stress problem during acupuncture day (confirmed by answering the DASS21 questionnaire with stress points less than 15 points).
- Vital signs within normal limits:
- Heart rate from 60 to 99 beats per minute.
- Systolic blood pressure between 90 and 139 mmHg.
- Diastolic blood pressure between 60 and 89 mmHg.
- Body temperature: 36.59 ± 0.43 degrees Celsius.
- Breathing rate: 16 ± 3 breaths per minute.
- Having no disease or using drugs which may change the body temperature.
- Not currently participating in other intervention studies.
- Volunteers who agree to participate and sign the Informed Consent Form, following a detailed explanation of clinical trials.
- Having no acupuncture knowledge yet.
Exclusion
- Participate in vigorous physical activities 2 hours before the procedure.
- Taking stimulants (alcohol, beer, coffee, and tobacco) within 24 hours before participating the study.
- Staying up late at night or having a sleep disorder before the procedure
- Women who were in menstruation period, pregnancy, or breastfeeding.
- Having skin injuries, dermatitis-skin infections, or wounds in the area to be investigated.
- Applying chemical or pharmaceutical products to the site of the skin to be investigated before participating the study.
- Using physical therapy, heat therapy, cupping therapy, massage, and acupuncture on the site of the skin to be investigated within 24 hours before participating the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 20 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 6 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06200337
Start Date
February 20 2023
End Date
April 6 2023
Last Update
January 11 2024
Active Locations (1)
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School of Medicine, Vietnam National University at Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 70000