50
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2014
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2017
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2017
acupuncture
Acupuncture needles are inserted at the acupoints Zusanli(ST 36), Neiguan(PC 6), Gongsun(SP 4), and Xiangu(ST 43) bilaterally.
Electroacupuncture
The electric stimulator will be connected to the handles of each needles on the ST 36 and PC 6 bilaterally with 5Hz.
Intradermal acupuncture
Intradermal acupuncture needles with tape are inserted on the ST36, PC6, SP4, ST43 bilaterally and maintained until the next session.
Mock transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Electrical insulator are attached on the ST36 and PC6 bilaterally, the same electric stimulator will be connected on the points with the same parameters as the study group, but without current intensity.
sham intradermal acupuncture
Intradermal acupuncture needles are put over the tape not penetrating the skin.
Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul
Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
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