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Thumbtack Needle in the Treatment of NVP
Sponsor: Dongmei Huang
Summary
This project intends to use multi-center, large-sample, randomized, controlled, blinded clinical trials to observe the clinical efficacy and safety of thumbtack needle (TN) on nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP).
Official title: Clinical Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of Thumbtack Needle in Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
20 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
320
Start Date
2024-10-01
Completion Date
2028-12-31
Last Updated
2026-01-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
thumbtack needle
As a kind of intradermal needle, thumbtack needle (TN) is a method of shallow puncture and long-term needle.After the TN is attached into the acupoints, it will be reserved in the acupoints for 3 days. After 3 days of retention of TN, the patient is instructed to go to the hospital, where the doctor removes the needle, disinfect the local skin of acupoints and conducts the next TN treatment. A total of 5 treatments were applied for a duration of 15 days.
sham thumbtack needle
The sham TN used in the sham TN group has no needle body and its appearance and shape are similar to the real TN. But it does not produce a needle-like effect. The acupoints of sham TN group are the same as those of TN group. The use of sham TN is the same as that of the TN group. After 3 days retention of sham TN, the patient will be instructed to go to the hospital, where the doctor remove the sham TN, and conduct the next treatment after local skin disinfection. A total of 5 treatments will be applied for a duration of 15 days.
Locations (13)
Jingzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Jingzhou, Hubei, China
Nanzhang County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
Nanzhang Chengguanzhen, Hubei, China
Qianjiang Central Hospital
Qianjiang, Hubei, China
Qianjiang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital
Qianjiang, Hubei, China
Shiyan People's Hospital
Shiyan, Hubei, China
Suizhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital
Suizhou, Hubei, China
Wuhan Jinxin Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital of Integrative Medicine
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Xiangyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Xiangyang, Hubei, China
Xiangyang Central Hospital
Xiangyang, Hubei, China
Xiaogan Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital
Xiaogan, Hubei, China
Dongchangfu District Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Liaocheng City
Liaocheng, Shandong, China
Aksu Prefecture Maternal and Child Health Hospital
Aksu, Xinjiang, China