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The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of acupuncture on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and blood biomarkers during the acute 10-day window following traumatic brain injury, to determine if those changes correlate with changes in biomarkers of brain health, neuropsychological testing, and symptomatic presentation.
The primary aim of this study is to examine the effects of acupuncture on brain function and cognition during the acute 10-day window following mild traumatic brain injury.
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) affect an estimated 1.7 to 2.3 million Americans every year. As the clinical importance of managing those with TBI grows, it is essential that therapies to help in the recovery and management of post-concussion symptoms are identified. Currently, the number one recommended treatment strategy is physical and cognitive rest, followed by gradual return to daily activities and exercise.
Cerebral blood flow declines following TBI, and can remain in a depressed state for ongoing lengths of time. The cellular vulnerability and symptomatic presentation following TBI is likely due to the metabolic imbalance between decreased cerebral blood flow and increased demand for glucose and adenosine triphosphate production. Animal and human studies have shown that acupuncture at locations both locally on the head and neck, as well as distally on the arms, hands, legs, and feet, can increase cerebral blood flow through the left (L) and right (R) middle cerebral artery (MCA), internal carotid artery (ICA), and basilar artery (BA).
Acupuncture has a long history of use in the treatment of acute and chronic pain, headaches, migraines, nausea, anxiety, and sleep disorders, however, studies specific to the utilization of acupuncture in managing symptoms following TBI are lacking.
The investigators hypothesize that that acupuncture treatments may improve cerebral blood flow resulting in overall improvements in brain function and cognition following TBI. Acupuncture may provide a safe treatment to improve outcomes following a TBI, and increase the rate of recovery.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| TBI-ACUP | Experimental | This group will receive the standard of care plus acupuncture treatments during the acute 10-day phase following a diagnosed TBI. |
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| TBI-SHAM | Sham Comparator | This group will receive the standard of care plus sham acupuncture treatments during the acute 10-day phase following a diagnosed TBI. |
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| C-ACUP | Active Comparator | This group of participants without TBI will receive one acupuncture treatment and serve as a healthy control group. |
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| C-SHAM | Sham Comparator | This group of participants will receive one sham acupuncture treatment and serve as a healthy sham comparator group. |
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| C-EX | Active Comparator | This group of participants without TBI will receive one acupuncture treatment following 30-60 minutes of aerobic exercise, and serve as a healthy control group. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Acupuncture | Device | An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment. |
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| Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity in the Left (L) and Right (R) Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA), Internal Carotid Artery (ICA), and Basilar Artery (BA). | Cerebral blood flow velocity was assessed at baseline, post-fight, and post-acupuncture in the TBI-ACUP arm. Cerebral blood flow velocity was assessed at baseline, post fight, and post-sham acupuncture in the TBI-SHAM arm. Cerebral blood flow velocity was assessed at baseline, post exercise, and post-acupuncture in the C-EX arm. Cerebral blood flow velocity was assessed at baseline, and post-acupuncture in the C-ACUP arm. Cerebral blood flow velocity was assessed at baseline, and post-sham acupuncture in the C-SHAM arm. | At baseline, post-fight, post-exercise (up to 5 hours from baseline), post acupuncture/post sham acupuncture (within 3 hours from baseline) |
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| Changes in Hopkins Verbal Learning Test | The Hopkins Verbal Learning Test consists of a 12-item word list, composed of four words from each of three semantic categories which the patient must learn over three trials. For each trial, the subject is instructed to listen carefully as the examiner reads the word list and attempt to memorize the words. The score for total recall is the sum of all the correctly-recalled words from each trial, ranging from 0 to 36, with higher scores indicating better recall and retention. |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| John Finnell, ND | AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine | Principal Investigator |
| Amy Moll, M.A.O.M. | AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Healing Response Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine | Dallas | Texas | 75214 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 21417808 | Background | Byeon HS, Moon SK, Park SU, Jung WS, Park JM, Ko CN, Cho KH, Kim YS, Bae HS. Effects of GV20 acupuncture on cerebral blood flow velocity of middle cerebral artery and anterior cerebral artery territories, and CO2 reactivity during hypocapnia in normal subjects. J Altern Complement Med. 2011 Mar;17(3):219-24. doi: 10.1089/acm.2010.0232. Epub 2011 Feb 27. | |
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One enrolled participant did not meet eligibility criteria.
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| FG000 | TBI-ACUP | This group will receive the standard of care plus acupuncture treatments during the acute 10-day phase following a diagnosed TBI. Acupuncture: An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment. |
| FG001 | TBI-SHAM | This group will receive the standard of care plus sham acupuncture treatments during the acute 10-day phase following a diagnosed TBI. Sham Acupuncture: Sham acupuncture will be performed at the same locations as verum acupuncture. Streitberger sham acupuncture needles look like real acupuncture needles, and appear as though the skin is being penetrated during the insertion technique, however they do not pierce the skin. |
| FG002 | C-ACUP | This group of participants without TBI will receive one acupuncture treatment and serve as a healthy control group. Acupuncture: An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment. |
| FG003 | C-SHAM | This group of participants will receive one sham acupuncture treatment and serve as a healthy sham comparator group. Sham Acupuncture: Sham acupuncture will be performed at the same locations as verum acupuncture. Streitberger sham acupuncture needles look like real acupuncture needles, and appear as though the skin is being penetrated during the insertion technique, however they do not pierce the skin. |
| FG004 | C-EX | This group of participants without TBI will receive one acupuncture treatment following 30-60 minutes of aerobic exercise, and serve as a healthy control group. Acupuncture: An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment. |
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| BG000 | TBI-ACUP | This group will receive the standard of care plus acupuncture treatments during the acute 10-day phase following a diagnosed TBI. Acupuncture: An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment. |
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| Primary | Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity in the Left (L) and Right (R) Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA), Internal Carotid Artery (ICA), and Basilar Artery (BA). | Cerebral blood flow velocity was assessed at baseline, post-fight, and post-acupuncture in the TBI-ACUP arm. Cerebral blood flow velocity was assessed at baseline, post fight, and post-sham acupuncture in the TBI-SHAM arm. Cerebral blood flow velocity was assessed at baseline, post exercise, and post-acupuncture in the C-EX arm. Cerebral blood flow velocity was assessed at baseline, and post-acupuncture in the C-ACUP arm. Cerebral blood flow velocity was assessed at baseline, and post-sham acupuncture in the C-SHAM arm. | 1 participant in the TBI-SHAM group did not complete the study | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | ml/sec | At baseline, post-fight, post-exercise (up to 5 hours from baseline), post acupuncture/post sham acupuncture (within 3 hours from baseline) |
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| ID | Title | Description | Deaths (Affected) | Deaths (At Risk) | Serious Events (Affected) | Serious Events (At Risk) | Other Events (Affected) | Other Events (At Risk) |
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| EG000 | TBI-ACUP | This group will receive the standard of care plus acupuncture treatments during the acute 10-day phase following a diagnosed TBI. Acupuncture: An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment. |
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| Dr. John Finnell | AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine | 512-492-3057 | jfinnell@aoma.edu |
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| D000070642 | Brain Injuries, Traumatic |
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| D001930 | Brain Injuries |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| D015670 | Acupuncture Therapy |
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| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| Sham Acupuncture | Device | Sham acupuncture will be performed at the same locations as verum acupuncture. Streitberger sham acupuncture needles look like real acupuncture needles, and appear as though the skin is being penetrated during the insertion technique, however they do not pierce the skin. |
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| At baseline, post-fight, post-exercise, and post-acupuncture/sham acupuncture |
| Rivermead Post-Concussion Survey | The Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ) is a 16-item survey that assesses the severity of the most common post-concussion symptoms on a scale of 0 to 4, with a total score range from 0 to 64 with 64 denoting the greatest symptom severity"). | Post-fight, Post-Acupuncture/Sham - TBI-ACUP and TBI-SHAM groups only |
| Im JW, Moon SK, Jung WS, Cho KH, Kim YS, Park TH, Ko CN, Park JM, Park SU, Cho SY. Effects of acupuncture at GB20 on CO2 reactivity in the basilar and middle cerebral arteries during hypocapnia in healthy participants. J Altern Complement Med. 2014 Oct;20(10):764-70. doi: 10.1089/acm.2013.0240. Epub 2014 Sep 16. |
| 19848545 | Background | An YS, Moon SK, Min IK, Kim DY. Changes in regional cerebral blood flow and glucose metabolism following electroacupuncture at LI 4 and LI 11 in normal volunteers. J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Oct;15(10):1075-81. doi: 10.1089/acm.2009.0257. |
| BG001 | TBI-SHAM | This group will receive the standard of care plus sham acupuncture treatments during the acute 10-day phase following a diagnosed TBI. Sham Acupuncture: Sham acupuncture will be performed at the same locations as verum acupuncture. Streitberger sham acupuncture needles look like real acupuncture needles, and appear as though the skin is being penetrated during the insertion technique, however they do not pierce the skin. |
| BG002 | C-ACUP | This group of participants without TBI will receive one acupuncture treatment and serve as a healthy control group. Acupuncture: An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment. |
| BG003 | C-SHAM | This group of participants will receive one sham acupuncture treatment and serve as a healthy sham comparator group. Sham Acupuncture: Sham acupuncture will be performed at the same locations as verum acupuncture. Streitberger sham acupuncture needles look like real acupuncture needles, and appear as though the skin is being penetrated during the insertion technique, however they do not pierce the skin. |
| BG004 | C-EX | This group of participants without TBI will receive one acupuncture treatment following 30-60 minutes of aerobic exercise, and serve as a healthy control group. Acupuncture: An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment. |
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This group will receive the standard of care plus acupuncture treatments during the acute 10-day phase following a diagnosed TBI.
Acupuncture: An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment.
| OG001 | TBI-SHAM | This group will receive the standard of care plus sham acupuncture treatments during the acute 10-day phase following a diagnosed TBI. Sham Acupuncture: Sham acupuncture will be performed at the same locations as verum acupuncture. Streitberger sham acupuncture needles look like real acupuncture needles, and appear as though the skin is being penetrated during the insertion technique, however they do not pierce the skin. |
| OG002 | C-ACUP | This group of participants without TBI will receive one acupuncture treatment and serve as a healthy control group. Acupuncture: An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment. |
| OG003 | C-SHAM | This group of participants will receive one sham acupuncture treatment and serve as a healthy sham comparator group. Sham Acupuncture: Sham acupuncture will be performed at the same locations as verum acupuncture. Streitberger sham acupuncture needles look like real acupuncture needles, and appear as though the skin is being penetrated during the insertion technique, however they do not pierce the skin. |
| OG004 | C-EX | This group of participants without TBI will receive one acupuncture treatment following 30-60 minutes of aerobic exercise, and serve as a healthy control group. Acupuncture: An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment. |
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| Secondary | Changes in Hopkins Verbal Learning Test | The Hopkins Verbal Learning Test consists of a 12-item word list, composed of four words from each of three semantic categories which the patient must learn over three trials. For each trial, the subject is instructed to listen carefully as the examiner reads the word list and attempt to memorize the words. The score for total recall is the sum of all the correctly-recalled words from each trial, ranging from 0 to 36, with higher scores indicating better recall and retention. | 1 participant in the TBI-SHAM group did not complete the study. Data were not collected for the "Post-Exercise Total Recall Raw" assessment for all groups, and not for "Post Acupuncture/sham Total Recall Raw" assessment in the "CACUP", "C-SHAM" and "C-EX" Arms/Groups. | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | Units on a scale | At baseline, post-fight, post-exercise, and post-acupuncture/sham acupuncture |
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| Secondary | Rivermead Post-Concussion Survey | The Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ) is a 16-item survey that assesses the severity of the most common post-concussion symptoms on a scale of 0 to 4, with a total score range from 0 to 64 with 64 denoting the greatest symptom severity"). | The groups with zero did not take this post-concussion survey because those participants were healthy controls who did not have a concussion. | Posted | Mean | Standard Deviation | Units on a scale | Post-fight, Post-Acupuncture/Sham - TBI-ACUP and TBI-SHAM groups only |
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| EG001 | TBI-SHAM | This group will receive the standard of care plus sham acupuncture treatments during the acute 10-day phase following a diagnosed TBI. Sham Acupuncture: Sham acupuncture will be performed at the same locations as verum acupuncture. Streitberger sham acupuncture needles look like real acupuncture needles, and appear as though the skin is being penetrated during the insertion technique, however they do not pierce the skin. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| EG002 | C-ACUP | This group of participants without TBI will receive one acupuncture treatment and serve as a healthy control group. Acupuncture: An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| EG003 | C-SHAM | This group of participants will receive one sham acupuncture treatment and serve as a healthy sham comparator group. Sham Acupuncture: Sham acupuncture will be performed at the same locations as verum acupuncture. Streitberger sham acupuncture needles look like real acupuncture needles, and appear as though the skin is being penetrated during the insertion technique, however they do not pierce the skin. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| EG004 | C-EX | This group of participants without TBI will receive one acupuncture treatment following 30-60 minutes of aerobic exercise, and serve as a healthy control group. Acupuncture: An acupuncture needle is a device intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture. The device consists of a solid, stainless steel needle. The device may have a handle attached to the needle to facilitate the delivery of acupuncture treatment. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| D020196 | Trauma, Nervous System |
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