Acupuncture Mechanism in Relief of Gag Reflex
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Gag (Pharyngeal) Reflex
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 20 – 40
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Other
- Participants needed
- 30 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald · Other
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About This Trial
The gag reflex relief effect of acupuncture of CV24 acupoint will be compared to acupuncture of PC6 and K3 acupoints in healthy volunteers in crossover mode. Second step will be the investigation whether local anesthesia using EMLA creme will block the gag relief effect of CV24 acupuncture in healthy volunteers.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Healthy volunteers aged between 20-40 years old with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of I to II naïve to acupuncture
2. Participants without previous opioid and psychotropic medication
3. Without use of recreational drugs 3 days prior to study session…
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