Tokyo, Aug. 16 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062275) titled 'A Literature Review on Cutaneous Reactions Observed During Palpation in Acupuncture and Moxibustion' on Aug. 12.
Study Type:
Others,meta-analysis etc
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Meiji University of Integrative Medicine
Condition:
Condition - No specific disease (for a literature review on body surface reactions obtained through palpation in the field of acupuncture and moxibustion)
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - To clarify the current status and challenges regarding body surface reactions obtained through palpation in the field of acupuncture and moxibustion
Basic objectives2 - Others
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - Not applicable
Age-upper limit - Not applicable
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - 1. Literature dealing with surface reactions obtained through palpation (Qie Zhen) in acupuncture and moxibustion (excluding abdominal diagnosis and pulse diagnosis)
2. Intervention studies, observational studies, and basic research involving human subjects
3. Developmental research on engineering simulators, phantoms, and palpation training devices that reproduce or measure cutaneous reactions, explicitly referencing palpation in acupuncture and moxibustion
4. No restrictions on research design or literature type (including quantitative research, qualitative research, mixed-methods research, case reports, reviews, conference abstracts, etc.)
5. Literature published in academic journals and books
6. Literature searchable via Ichushi Web, CiNii, or PubMed
7. Literature published between January 2000 and December 2025
8. In addition to peer-reviewed literature, gray literature such as conference abstracts is also included
Key exclusion criteria - 1. Literature focusing exclusively on diagnostic methods that do not correspond to palpation (Qie Zhen) in acupuncture and moxibustion
2. Literature that does not mention any relationship to superficial body reactions
3. Literature focusing exclusively on abdominal diagnosis or pulse diagnosis
4. Studies based solely on animal experiments
5. Studies on general-purpose engineering simulators or devices that do not explicitly state a connection to palpation (Qie Zhen) in acupuncture and moxibustion
6. Literature for which the full text or abstract is unavailable
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Preinitiation
Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 07 Month 12 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 07 Month 12 Day
Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 07 Month 12 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000071265
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
