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acupuncture - distal for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phase < 1
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline vs. post-acupuncture (average 9 weeks later)
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This study will characterize brain plasticity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and will determine how this central fMRI biomarker is modulated by acupuncture. This study will also investigate the behavioral consequences of maladaptive cortical plasticity in this disease population.

Eligible Conditions
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline vs. post-acupuncture (average 9 weeks later)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline vs. post-acupuncture (average 9 weeks later) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives
Functional MRI brain response

Side effects data

From 2014 Phase 2 trial • 1075 Patients • NCT01726504
3%
Hematoma around the site of needling
1%
Unbearable pricking (VAS≥8)
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Sham Electro-acupuncture
Electro-acupuncture

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: acupuncture - distalExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
acupuncture on both arm and leg
Group II: Acupuncture - localExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
acupuncture on forearm only
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
electro-acupuncture
2010
Completed Phase 2
~1250

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Martinos Center for Biomedical ImagingLead Sponsor
7 Previous Clinical Trials
420 Total Patients Enrolled
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)NIH
853 Previous Clinical Trials
671,740 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
340 Patients Enrolled for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
~21 spots leftby Nov 2025
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