Clinical Trial: Acupuncture Mechanism in Relief of Gag Reflex

U.S., June 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07664826) titled 'Acupuncture Mechanism in Relief of Gag Reflex' on June 08.

Brief Summary: 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.

Study Start Date: Jan. 21

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Condition: Gag (Pharyngeal) Reflex

Intervention: OTHER: Acupuncture

Needling of acupoints CV24, PC6 and K3

Recruitment Status: RECRUITING

Sponsor: University Medicine Greifswald

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