To Study the Mechanisms of Acupuncture Through Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Peripheral Neurosensory Testing

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Information provided by:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00521547

Purpose

Acupuncture may affect nerve functions. This study assesses the effect of acupuncture on both the peripheral and the central nerve systems

Condition	Intervention
Healthy	Procedure: Electroacupuncture

MedlinePlus related topics: Acupuncture MRI Scans

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Basic Science, Randomized, Single Blind (Subject), Crossover Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Healthy Subject Studies to Assess the Effect of Different Electroacupuncture Parameters on Analgesia, Peripheral Sensory Thresholds and Central Pain Processing.

Further study details as provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Eligibility

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Exclusion Criteria:

History of psychological illness
History of Claustrophobia
Lack of ability to understand the experimental protocol and to adequately communicate in English
Pregnancy
Pending litigation
History of head trauma
History of trauma or surgery to lower extremities and pelvic area

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00521547

Locations

United States, California
The University of California, San Diego, Medical Center
La Jolla, California, United States, 92093

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Albert Leung, M.D.

University of California San Diego, Department of Anesthesiology

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	K08 AT001695-01, 050557
Study First Received:	August 24, 2007
Last Updated:	August 27, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00521547
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Acupuncture
Analgesia
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

Neuronal Mechanisms
Quantitative Peripheral Sensory Testings
Normal Volunteers

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Pain
Healthy

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009