Brain Mechanisms of Psychosocial Aspects of Acupuncture Therapy

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Conditions studied: Physician-patient Relationship, Fibromyalgia, Acupuncture Therapy

In brief

The overall aim of the present proposal is to investigate how patients' and clinicians' (Licensed acupuncturists, LAc) neural and autonomic processes during treatment interaction correlate to patient outcomes. Male and female healthy clinicians and fibromyalgia patients will be recruited for the study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02908022

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

180

Starts

2016-09-01

Expected to finish

2024-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-10-16

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

• Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging — Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
• Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital — Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States

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