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ArticleJournal of pharmacopuncture2016

Effects of Acupuncture Stimulation on the Radial artery's Pressure Pulse Wave in Healthy Young Participants: Protocol for a prospective, single-Arm, Exploratory, Clinical Study.

Jae-Young Shin, Jun-Hwan Lee, Boncho Ku, Jang Han Bae, Min-Ho Un, Jaeuk U Kim, Tae-Hun Kim

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Article in Journal of pharmacopuncture, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jae-Young ShinClinical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Jun-Hwan LeeClinical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea; Korean Medicine Life Science, University of Science & Technology (UST), Campus of Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Boncho KuKM Fundamental Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Jang Han BaeKM Fundamental Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Min-Ho UnKM Fundamental Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Jaeuk U KimKM Fundamental Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea; Korean Medicine Life Science, University of Science & Technology (UST), Campus of Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Tae-Hun KimKorean Medicine Clinical Trial Center, Kyung Hee University Oriental Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine · KRKorea University of Science and Technology · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis study aims to investigate the effects of acupuncture stimulation on the radial artery's pressure pulse wave, along with various hemodynamic parameters, and to explore the possible underlying mechanism of pulse diagnosis in healthy participants in their twenties. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This study is a prospective, single-arm, exploratory clinical study. A total of 25 healthy participants, without regard to gender, in their twenties will be recruited by physicians. Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. The participants will receive acupuncture once at ST36 on both sides. The radial arterial pulse waves will be measured on the left arm of the subjects by using an applicable pulse tonometric device (KIOM-PAS). On the right arm (appearing twice), electrocardiogram (ECG), photoplethysmogram (PPG), respiration and cardiac output (CO) signals, will be measured using a physiological data acquisition system (Biopac module), while the velocity of blood flow, and the diameter and the depth of the blood vessel will be measured using an ultrasonogram machine on the right arm (appearing twice). All measurements will be conducted before, during, and after acupuncture. The primary outcome will be the spectral energy at high frequencies above 10 Hz (SE DISCUSSION: The results of this trial will provide information regarding the physiological and the hemodynamic mechanisms underlying acupuncture stimulation and clinical evidence for the influence of acupuncture on the pressure pulse wave in the radial artery. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Kyung Hee University's Oriental Medical Center, Seoul, Korea (KOMCIRB-150818-HR-030). The study findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: This trial was registered with the Clinical Research Information Service (CRIS) at the Korea National Institute of Health (NIH), Republic of Korea (KCT0001663), which is a registry in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Registry Network.

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acupunctureprotocolradial artery’s pressure pulse wave

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