Validity of the “Streitberger” Needle in a Chinese Population with Acupuncture: A Randomized, Single-Blinded, and Crossover Pilot Study

Xie, Changcai; Wen, Xiuyun; Jiang, Li; Xie, Min-jun; Fu, Wen

doi:10.1155/2013/251603

Cited by 30 publications

(25 citation statements)

References 7 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In their study, Streitberger et al reported that none of the volunteers suspected that the needle might not have penetrated the skin [ 47 ]. This type of needle has been regarded as a reliable sham control in many studies [ 48 – 50 ] and produced successful blinding even in Chinese subjects who had prior experience with was estimated based on the acupuncture [ 51 ]. We will use various methods to increase credibility, such as keeping the sham needles out of the patients’ direct view and using 12-mm wide Steri-strip (manufactured by 3 M) and MRI-compatible needles to fix the needle evenly inside the foot, including SP4, in the MRI scanner.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of acupuncture and its influence on cerebral activity in functional dyspepsia patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Park

Kim

et al. 2016

Trials

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundFunctional dyspepsia (FD) is a prevalent gastric disorder that is difficult to manage due to lack of satisfactory treatments. Acupuncture has been studied with regard to the rising need for treating FD, but the mechanism verifying its efficacy has not yet been fully revealed. The aim of this study is to explore the efficacy and mechanism of acupuncture for FD compared with a sham group.Methods/designWe describe a proposal for a randomized, assessor-blind, sham-controlled trial with 70 eligible participants who will be randomly allocated either into an acupuncture or a sham group. Participants in the acupuncture group will receive 10 sessions of real acupuncture treatment and those in the sham group will be treated with identical sessions using a Streitberger needle. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and metabolomics studies will be implemented before and after 4 weeks of treatment to investigate the mechanism of acupuncture. The primary outcome is a proportion of responders with adequate symptom relief and the secondary outcomes include the Nepean Dyspepsia Index - Korean version, Functional Dyspepsia-Related Quality of Life questionnaire, Ways of Coping Questionnaire, Coping Strategies Questionnaire, perception of bodily sensation questionnaire, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Center for Epidemiological Studies - Depression Scale. The outcomes will be evaluated before and after the treatment.DiscussionThis is the first large-scale trial evaluating the efficacy and mechanism of acupuncture with fMRI and metabolomic methods. We will compare real acupuncture with the Streitberger sham needle to verify the specific effect of acupuncture. The results of this trial are expected to be relevant evidences affecting policy and decision-makers associated with routine healthcare.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02358486.Date of Registration: 21 January 2015.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of acupuncture and its influence on cerebral activity in functional dyspepsia patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Park

Kim

et al. 2016

Trials

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Subjects who entered the control group will receive a placebo acupuncture treatment by using a non-invasive placebo needle50 with the same acupoints as the treatment group. The Streitberger needle has been widely used in clinical research on placebo acupuncture treatment of insomnia,22 51 52 and studies have shown that using this needle in a placebo acupuncture group is reliable for the Chinese population 53. Since the Streitberger needles will be in place for 20 min, they will need to be firmly affixed to the skin or scalp.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Acupuncture for insomnia with short sleep duration: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Yang

et al. 2020

BMJ Open

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

IntroductionInsomnia with short sleep duration has a more serious negative impact on patient health. The existing literature suggests that medication therapy is more effective for this phenotype of insomnia compared with cognitive–behavioural therapy. However, the potential side effects of hypnotic medications hinder their clinical application. Acupuncture has been widely used in the treatment of insomnia, but it remains unclear whether it has therapeutic efficacy for insomnia with short sleep duration. The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for insomnia with short sleep duration.Methods and analysisThis study is designed as a randomised, single-centre, single-blinded, placebo acupuncture controlled trial involving 152 participants. Eligible patients will be divided into two groups according to the objective total sleep time: insomnia with normal sleep duration group and insomnia with short sleep duration group. Then, patients in each group will be randomly assigned to two subgroups, the treatment group (acupuncture) and the control group (placebo acupuncture), in a 1:1 ratio with 38 subjects in each subgroup. The primary outcome is the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Insomnia Severity Index. Secondary outcomes are actigraphy, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory and the Fatigue Severity Scale. All adverse effects will be assessed by the Treatment Emergent Symptom Scale. Outcomes will be evaluated at baseline, post treatment, as well as at 1-week and 1-month follow-up.Ethics and disseminationThis protocol has been approved by the ethics committee of Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine (no. 2019-17). Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. The results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals for publications.Trial registration numberChiCTR1900023473; Pre-results.

show abstract

“…For subjects assigned to the control group, Streitberger's non-invasive acupuncture needles (gauge 8 × 1.2″/0.30 × 30 mm) will be applied as a sham control at the same acupoints, which are used in the acupuncture intervention group, as the same stimulation modality, except that the needles are only adhered to the skin by a small plastic ring instead of being inserted [15,16] and the stimulation will be a "pseudo stimulation", which will be given by connecting the needle to an incorrect output socket of the electrical acupuncture stimulation instrument. The credibility and validity of this system has been welldemonstrated [17,18].…”

Section: Sham Acupuncturementioning

confidence: 99%

The efficacy and safety of electro-acupuncture for alleviating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with coloreactal cancer: study protocol for a single-blinded, randomized sham-controlled trial

Chan

Lui

et al. 2020

Trials

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Colorectal cancer is the most common cancer in Hong Kong. Oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy is a major first-line conventional therapy for advanced and metastatic colorectal cancer. However, oxaliplatin causes chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). Acupuncture has long been used to alleviate limb numbness in Chinese medicine. This study aims to examine the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for alleviating CIPN in patients with colorectal cancer in Hong Kong. Methods/design: This is a single-blinded, randomized, sham-controlled efficacy trial. Eighty-four eligible patients, who are Hong Kong Chinese, aged ≥ 18 years, diagnosed with colorectal cancer and undergoing oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy, will be randomized in a ratio of 1:1 to the electro-acupuncture group or the sham-controlled group. During a 12-week treatment period, patients in the electro-acupuncture group will undergo electro-acupuncture once a week from the first cycle of chemotherapy, while patients in the control group will receive sham acupuncture, and the patients in both groups will be followed up for 12 weeks. The primary outcome measure is the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/Gynecologic Oncology Group-Neurotoxicity (FACT/GOC-Ntx) questionnaire. The secondary outcome measures include numerical rating scale (NRS) for numbness/pain, vibration and light touch sense test, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) and Constitution of Chinese Medicine Questionnaire (CCMQ). Discussion: The study will compare electro-acupuncture with sham acupuncture to explore the feasibility for electro-acupuncture in improving symptoms caused by chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.

show abstract

Validity of the “Streitberger” Needle in a Chinese Population with Acupuncture: A Randomized, Single-Blinded, and Crossover Pilot Study

Cited by 30 publications

References 7 publications

Effect of acupuncture and its influence on cerebral activity in functional dyspepsia patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Effect of acupuncture and its influence on cerebral activity in functional dyspepsia patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Acupuncture for insomnia with short sleep duration: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

The efficacy and safety of electro-acupuncture for alleviating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with coloreactal cancer: study protocol for a single-blinded, randomized sham-controlled trial

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About