Clinical Trial: The Effects of Manual Acupuncture on Superoxide Dismutase Enzyme Activity and Questionnaire of Smoking Urges-Brief Scores in Active Smokers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

U.S., Oct. 27 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07895550) titled 'The Effects of Manual Acupuncture on Superoxide Dismutase Enzyme Activity and Questionnaire of Smoking Urges-Brief Scores in Active Smokers: A Randomized Controlled Trial' on Oct. 17.

Brief Summary: The goal of this randomized, double-blind clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of a single session of manual acupuncture on superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activity and smoking cravings in active smokers aged 21-40 years. The study will also examine the correlation between changes in SOD enzyme activity and changes in smoking cravings, as measured by the Questionnaire of Smoking Urges-Brief (QSU-Brief).

The main questions it aims...