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NCT06566274
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Thumbtack Needle in the Treatment of NVP

Sponsor: Dongmei Huang

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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

Interventions

DEVICE

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.

DEVICE

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