Clinical Trial: Validating Blinding Maintenance of a Sham-Sensitization Control Design for Sensitization Acupuncture Trials

U.S., Oct. 10 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07868224) titled 'Validating Blinding Maintenance of a Sham-Sensitization Control Design for Sensitization Acupuncture Trials' on Sept. 27.

Brief Summary: This study is the clinical validation component of a broader research program developing a randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing sensitization acupuncture (an individualized technique in which treatment points are selected by palpation for sensitized acupoints) with traditional acupuncture (a technique using preset, fixed acupoints). To keep participants unaware of which treatment they receive, the program constructed a control design using a structured five-step framework (Deconstruct-Identi...