Stimulation of Gastric Slow Waves With Acupuncture at St36 and Pe6 - a Randomized Single-Blind Controlled Trial
Summary
Aim of the study is to investigate specific effects of acupuncture points.
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Placebo Control, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
Conditions
Acupuncture
Intervention
verum acupuncture, sham acupuncture
Location
Charité University Medical Center
Berlin
Germany
Status
Completed
Source
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00636012
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Acupressure
A type of massage in which finger pressure on specific body sites is used to promote healing, relieve fatigue, etc. Although the anatomical locations are the same as the ACUPUNCTURE POINTS used in ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY (hence acu-), no needle or other acupuncture technique is employed in acupressure. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed). Shiatsu is a modern outgrowth that focuses more on prevention than healing.
Acupuncture Analgesia
Analgesia produced by the insertion of ACUPUNCTURE needles at certain ACUPUNCTURE POINTS on the body. This activates small myelinated nerve fibers in the muscle which transmit impulses to the spinal cord and then activate three centers - the spinal cord, midbrain and pituitary/hypothalamus - to produce analgesia.
Acupuncture Points
Designated locations along nerves or organ meridians for inserting acupuncture needles.
Acupuncture, Ear
Acupuncture therapy by inserting needles in the ear. It is used to control pain and for treating various ailments.
Acupuncture
The occupational discipline of the traditional Chinese methods of ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY for treating disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians.
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