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This study is designed to evaluate whether or not electroacupuncture can have an effect on the pain threshold of the subject, as compared to sham treatment.
This study is utilized to evaluate the what effectiveness electroacupuncture has on pain threshold as compared to sham. The outcome measurement utilized will be a digital algometer. The electroacupuncture treatment will consist of a total of four electroacupuncture treatments stimulating acupuncture points LI4 and LI11, and will be given on the same upper extremity tested by the algometer. The algometer measurements will occur alone on the first week, prior to the treatments on the second and third week, and the final reading alone on the fourth week.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Electroacupuncture Treatment Group | Experimental | Group is given a total of four electroacupuncture treatments to evaluate it's anesthetic effectiveness |
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| Sham Treatment Group | Sham Comparator | Sham electroacupuncture treatment gives comparison to the experimental group |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Electroacupuncture | Device | Group is given a total of four electroacupuncture treatments to evaluate it's anesthetic effectiveness |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Digital Algometer | Four Weeks |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| John Zhang, MD, PhD | Contact | 636-230-1920 | 1920 | john.zhang@logan.edu |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Logan College of Chiropractic | Recruiting | Chesterfield | Missouri | 63006 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010146 | Pain |
| ID | Term |
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| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015671 | Electroacupuncture |
| ID | Term |
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| D003131 | Combined Modality Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D015670 | Acupuncture Therapy |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
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| Sham electroacupuncture | Device | Sham electroacupuncture treatment gives comparison to the experimental group |
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| D004599 |
| Electric Stimulation Therapy |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
| D004561 | Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation |
| D000698 | Analgesia |
| D000760 | Anesthesia and Analgesia |
| D000758 | Anesthesia |