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ArticleBrain behavior and immunity integrative2024

Modulation effects of imagery acupuncture and no-touch double-blinded placebo acupuncture, a cross-over pilot study.

Nobuari Takakura, Valeria Sacca, Miho Takayama, Qiao Kong, Tomohiro Tanaka, Takahiro Yamada, Konomi Imanishi, Amy Katherine Ursitti, Meixuan Zhu, Hiroyoshi Yajima and 1 more

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11 authors.

Nobuari TakakuraDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan.
Valeria SaccaDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA.
Miho TakayamaDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan.
Qiao KongDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA.
Tomohiro TanakaDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan.
Takahiro YamadaDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan.
Konomi ImanishiDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan.
Amy Katherine UrsittiDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA.
Meixuan ZhuDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA.
Hiroyoshi YajimaDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan.
Jian KongDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA.

Funding

Modulation effects of imagined acupuncture and no touch placebo acupunctureR33AT009310 · NCCIH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI KONG, JIAN · 2018 to 2021
$2.7M
NCCIH NIH HHS R33 AT009310
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Both imagery and acupuncture are the oldest medical practices. Recently, we have developed a new treatment modality, video-guided acupuncture imagery treatment (VGAIT), which combines acupuncture and imagery. In this crossover study, we investigated the modulation effects of video-guided acupuncture imagery treatment compared with placebo acupuncture using no-touch double-blind placebo acupuncture needles and a no-treatment resting control. Pressure pain threshold and electroencephalogram (EEG) data were collected before and after each intervention. 12 healthy participants completed the study. Results showed that pressure pain thresholds were significantly increased after VGAIT compared to the resting control condition. In addition, we found that VGAIT, but not the no-touch placebo acupuncture or the resting control, significantly increased alpha and beta band power. Our findings demonstrate the potential of VGAIT as a remote therapeutic method (e-health treatment option) for pain and the value of no-touch double-blind placebo acupuncture in acupuncture research.

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Double-blind placebo needleEEGE-healthNo-touch placebo needlePlacebo acupunctureVideo-guided acupuncture imagery treatment

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PMID39309545
PMCPMC11414580

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