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This study applies a semiconductor analyzer to investigate the effects of acupuncture manipulation.
Acupuncture manipulation with needling direction is important for the therapeutic effect based on traditional Chinese medicine theory. However, research usually focuses on the therapeutic effects on the acupoints and acupuncture time rather than on the manipulation method. This study applies a semiconductor analyzer to investigate the effects of acupuncture manipulation.
30 healthy participants were recruited in the study. This study employed an Agilent B1500A semiconductor analyzer to investigate the electric characteristics of meridians under directional supplementation and draining manipulation. We measured the electric current of meridians under different manipulation, and compared the difference between supplementation and draining manipulation in healthy individuals.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| acupuncture with manipulation group | Experimental | 30 participant were recruited in this study. All the participants received acupuncture at the acupoints (HT7、HT3、SI5、SI8、BL57、BL40、KI3、KI10) and were measured by an Agilent B1500A semiconductor analyzer. The investigator perform acupuncture with supplementation manipulation first, followed by a measurement of the electrical characteristics using Agilent B1500A. The investigator remove the acupuncture and then perform acupuncture with draining manipulation, followed by measurements. After one meridian measurements were completed, the investigator removed the needle and proceeded to the next meridian to repeat the same procedure. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Acupuncture manipulation | Procedure | The investigator used directional supplementation and draining manipulation. The supplementation manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion to skin as 45 degrees with the needle tip in the same direction as the meridian. While the draining manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion at 45 degrees with the needle tip direction opposite to that of the meridian. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The electric current | Agilent B1500A is a device that can measure the electric current after acupuncture manipulation. The investigators measure the electric current after intervention of supplementation manipulation and draining manipulation respectively. | through study completion, an average of 90 minutes |
| The voltage | Agilent B1500A is a device that can measure the voltage after acupuncture manipulation. The investigators measure the voltage after intervention of supplementation manipulation and draining manipulation respectively. | through study completion, an average of 90 minutes |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Yu-Chiang Hung, Professor | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | Kaohsiung City | 833 | Taiwan |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 32651748 | Background | Hung YC, Chen WC, Chang TC, Zheng HX, Liu YW, Tan YF, Lin SK, Lu YH, Hu WL, Tsai TM. Meridian study on the response current affected by electrical pulse and acupuncture. Nanoscale Res Lett. 2020 Jul 10;15(1):146. doi: 10.1186/s11671-020-03373-2. | |
| 31658313 | Background | Ifrim Chen F, Antochi AD, Barbilian AG. Acupuncture and the retrospect of its modern research. Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2019;60(2):411-418. |
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All the participants were in one group and received acupuncture manipulation. The investigator used directional supplementation and draining manipulation. The investigator perform acupuncture with supplementation manipulation first, followed by a measurement of the electrical characteristics using Agilent B1500A. The investigator remove the acupuncture and then perform acupuncture with draining manipulation, followed by measurements. After one meridian measurements were completed, the investigator removed the needle and proceeded to the next meridian to repeat the same procedure.
The supplementation manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion to skin as 45 degrees with the needle tip in the same direction as the meridian. While the draining manipulation is defined as the angle of needle insertion at 45 degrees with the needle tip direction opposite to that of the meridian.
The acupoints were HT7、HT3、SI5、SI8、BL57、BL40、KI3、KI10 in this study.
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There were no masking in this study.
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| 25821487 | Background | Zhang WB, Wang GJ, Fuxe K. Classic and Modern Meridian Studies: A Review of Low Hydraulic Resistance Channels along Meridians and Their Relevance for Therapeutic Effects in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:410979. doi: 10.1155/2015/410979. Epub 2015 Mar 2. |
| 36107585 | Derived | Lin CH, Tan YF, Tseng ST, Chen WC, Kuo CW, Wu CC, Tsai TM, Hu WL, Chang TC, Hung YC. Meridian study on the response current affected by acupuncture needling direction. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Sep 2;101(35):e30338. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030338. |