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acupuncture - distal for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Research Sponsored by Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline vs. post-acupuncture (average 9 weeks later)
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Study Summary
This study will characterize brain plasticity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and will determine how this central fMRI biomarker is modulated by acupuncture. This study will also investigate the behavioral consequences of maladaptive cortical plasticity in this disease population.
Eligible Conditions
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ baseline vs. post-acupuncture (average 9 weeks later)
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline vs. post-acupuncture (average 9 weeks later)
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Primary outcome measures
Functional MRI brain response
Side effects data
From 2014 Phase 2 trial • 1075 Patients • NCT017265044%
Hematoma around the site of needling
1%
Other discomforts after acupuncture
1%
Unbearable pricking (VAS≥8)
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Electro-acupuncture
Sham Electro-acupuncture
Trial Design
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: acupuncture - distalExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
acupuncture on both arm and leg
Group II: Acupuncture - localExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
acupuncture on forearm only
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
electro-acupuncture
2010
Completed Phase 2
~1250
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Who is running the clinical trial?
Martinos Center for Biomedical ImagingLead Sponsor
7 Previous Clinical Trials
420 Total Patients Enrolled
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)NIH
831 Previous Clinical Trials
668,933 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
340 Patients Enrolled for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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