486 completed, 220 unknown, 65 recruiting, 54 not yet recruiting. 705 Not applicable, 94 Phase 2, 54 Phase 3, 43 Phase 1, 9 Early Phase 1.
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| Trial | Phase | Status | Sponsor | Enrollment | Start | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture in Infantile Colic - A Randomised Trial. Acupuncture - Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Colic, Infantile | Not applicable | Withdrawn | Region Skane | 2050-12-01 | 2026-02-17 | |
| Efficacy of Acupuncture on Chronic Tinnitus and Its Association With Auditory Brainstem Response Measures Acupuncture - Tinnitus, Acupuncture | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University | 72 | 2026-12-31 | 2026-04-13 |
| Acupuncture as add-on to G-CSF for Febrile Neutropenia-related Hospitalization in Doxorubicin-treated Patients With Sarcoma Acupuncture - Febrile Neutropenia, Sarcoma | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Shaare Zedek Medical Center | 60 | 2026-12-01 | 2026-04-29 |
| Acupuncture With/Without Self-acupressure for Post-oophorectomy Hot Flashes in BRCA Carriers Acupuncture, Acupuncture-Acupressure - Hot Flashes, Menopause Surgical | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Shaare Zedek Medical Center | 200 | 2026-12-01 | 2026-04-29 |
| Acupuncture for Symptom Burden and Quality of Life in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease Acupuncture, Sham Acupuncture - End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | University General Hospital of Heraklion | 160 | 2026-12-01 | 2026-10-21 |
| The Effects of Manual Acupuncture on Superoxide Dismutase Enzyme Activity and Questionnaire of Smoking Urges-Brief Scores in Active Smokers: A Randomized Controlled Trial Acupuncture, Sham Acupuncture - Superoxide Dismutase, Acupuncture | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Universitas Indonesia | 44 | 2026-11-23 | 2026-10-26 |
| Acupuncture and Escitalopram for Treating Major Depression Clinical Study acupuncture, escitalopram, sham-acupuncure - Depressive Disorder, Major | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Shanghai 7th People's Hospital | 216 | 2026-11-01 | 2026-03-11 |
| COOKACUPAIN 2 : Impact of Acupuncture on Delay of Delevery During Induced Labor With Cook's Balloon at the Beaumont Maternity in Roubaix Acupuncture therapy - Labor Induction | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Centre Hospitalier de Roubaix | 150 | 2026-10-15 | 2026-08-19 |
| Acupuncture for Heel Pain Syndrome Acupuncture, Manual Therapy, Sham Acupuncture - Heel Pain Syndrome | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 150 | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-14 |
| Multimodal MRI Study of Acupuncture's Rapid Antidepressant Mechanisms and Response Prediction in Depression Acupuncture, Sham Acupuncture - Major Depressive Disorder | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Second Affiliated Hospital of Tsinghua University | 80 | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-07 |
| Acupuncture for Sleep Fragmentation in Older Adults: A Single-Arm Pilot Study Acupuncture - Sleep Fragmentation, Poor Sleep Quality | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | 20 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-09-25 |
| An Artificial Intelligence Driven Approach to Optimize Patient Selection for a Transitional Pain Service TPS-Select, Pharmacologic Pain Management, Interventional Pain Procedures - Postsurgical Pain Management, Postsurgical Pain, Chronic | Phase 3 | Not yet recruiting | University of California, San Francisco | 474 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-09 |
| Manual Acupuncture for Intradialytic Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis Acupuncture, sham acupuncture - Intradialytic Nausea and Vomiting, Chronic Kidney Disease | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Universitas Indonesia | 20 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-27 |
| Acupuncture Combined With Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Anxiety State Acupuncture, Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation, Sham Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation - IBS, Constipation Predominant, Anxiety State | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University | 58 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-28 |
| Comparison of Shockwave Therapy and Apuncture for Chronic Pelvic Pain Low-intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, Acupuncture - Chronic Pain Syndromes | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital | 60 | 2026-09-30 | 2026-08-31 |
| Acupuncture for Post-traumatic Olfactory Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial Acupuncture, Corticosteroid therapy, sham acupuncture - Post-traumatic Olfactory Dysfunction, Traumatic Brain Injury | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Beijing Tiantan Hospital | 84 | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-22 |
| Acupuncture and Exercise for EV-Pembro-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Acupuncture, Exercise - Metastatic Bladder Cancer, Peripheral Neuropathy | Not applicable | Recruiting | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | 20 | 2026-09-03 | 2026-10-26 |
| Effects, Metabolic Mechanisms and Predictors of Response to Acupuncture in Treating Psychoneurological Symptoms Among Breast Cancer Survivors Acupuncture, Sham acupuncture - Breast Cancer | Phase 3 | Not yet recruiting | University of Illinois at Chicago | 252 | 2026-09-01 | 2026-07-13 |
| Electroacupuncture at ST36 for Reducing Postoperative Inflammation After Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass Electroacupuncture at Bilateral ST36, Acupuncture Without Electrical Stimulation at Bilateral ST36 - Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), Cardiac Surgical Procedures | Not applicable | Recruiting | Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital | 140 | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-08 |
| Zusanli (ST36) Electroacupuncture Treatment for Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Acupuncture, sham acupuncture - Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Immune Checkpoint Blockade | Not applicable | Recruiting | West China Hospital | 82 | 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-02 |
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