Evaluating Acupuncture Points With Scanning Kelvin Probe

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Conditions studied: Healthy Individuals, Acupuncture Points, Electrical Potential

In brief

The purpose of this study is to characterize the surface electrical potential of acupuncture points with a Scanning Kelvin Probe.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01545960

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

24

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-03-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Individuals without chronic medical condition requiring daily medications (hypertension, diabetes, hypothyroidism, etc).

You may not qualify if…

• Individuals with autonomic disorders (sweating irregularities), skin disorders, extensive burns/scars on the hand, tremors, neuromuscular conditions, restless leg syndrome, movement disorders, and implanted cardiac defibrillator/pacemaker

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital - Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging — Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States

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