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Aim of the study is to investigate specific effects of acupuncture points.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Experimental | verum acupuncture |
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| 2 | Sham Comparator | sham acupuncture |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| verum acupuncture | Procedure | acupuncture at St36 and Pe6 |
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| sham acupuncture |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| increase of percentage of regular gastric slow waves in the acupuncture group compared to the control group | baseline, acupuncture |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| increase of percentage of regular gastric slow waves in acupuncture with stimulation compared to no stimulation | baseline, acupuncture | |
| half cycles | baseline, acupuncture | |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Claudia M. Witt, MD | Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany | Principal Investigator |
| Frank Zimmermann-Viehoff, MD | Department Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charité University Medical Center | Berlin | Germany |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22309404 | Result | Witt CM, Meissner K, Pach D, Thiele C, Ludtke R, Ghadiyali Z, Deter HC, Zimmermann-Viehoff F. Stimulation of gastric slow waves with manual acupuncture at acupuncture points ST36 and PC6--a randomized single blind controlled trial. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2012 May;24(5):438-45, e211-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2012.01877.x. Epub 2012 Feb 6. |
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| Procedure |
superficial needling at sham points |
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| systolic blood pressure |
| baseline, acupuncture |
| diastolic blood pressure | baseline, acupuncture |
| mean blood pressure | baseline, acupuncture |
| variability of heart rate | baseline, acupuncture |
| heart rate | baseline, acupuncture |
| breathing rate | baseline, acupuncture |
| skin conductance level | baseline, acupuncture |
| total vascular resistance | baseline, acupuncture |
| stroke volume | baseline, acupuncture |
| correlation between percentage of regular gastric slow waves and secondary outcome measures | baseline, acupuncture |
| impact of needle sensation on gastric slow waves | baseline, acupuncture |
| impact of expectation on gastric slow waves | baseline, acupuncture |
| impact of anxiety (state-trait-anxiety-inventory) on gastric slow waves | baseline, acupuncture |