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Manual Acupuncture (MA) for Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia (HUA)
Sponsor: Shenghao Tu
Summary
Assess the effectiveness of manual acupuncture in modulating serum uric acid levels among patients diagnosed with asymptomatic hyperuricemia.
Official title: Efficacy and Safety Study of Manual Acupuncture (MA) on Serum Uric Acid (SUA) Outcomes in Patients With Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia (HUA): a Multi-center, Randomized, Sham-controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
260
Start Date
2025-03-25
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2025-03-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Manual acupuncture
After sterilisation, the sharp needles will be inserted into the deep tissue layers of acupoints. Acupuncturists will tried to elicit acupuncture de-qi sensation by the manual manipulation of needles. Within a 30-minute period, manual manipulation for each acupoint will last at least 10 seconds and wil repeated four times with intervals of 10-minute.
Sham acupuncture
After sterilisation, Streitberger placebo needles with blunt tip will be used. It can be fixed on the surface of the sham points without piercing the skin. Within a 30-minute period, each point will undergo a simulated twisting motion of the needle for at least 10 seconds, and this will be repeated four times at 10-minute intervals.
Locations (1)
Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, China