10 completed. 9 Not applicable, 1 Phase 3.
| Phase | Trials | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Not applicable | 9 | Completed 9 |
| Phase 3 | 1 | Completed 1 |
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| Trial | Phase | Status | Sponsor | Enrollment | Start | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Auricular Acupuncture in Improving Dry Eye Symptoms in University Students Auricular acupuncture, Sham auricular acupuncture, Artificial Tears (AT) - Dry Eye Symptoms | Not applicable | Completed | University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City | 50 | 2025-03-15 | 2025-09-24 |
| Battlefield Acupuncture as an Adjunct to Electroacupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain Due to Lumbar Spine Osteoarthritis Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA), Electroacupuncture, Paracetamol 500 mg (as-needed) - Spondylosis Lumbar | Not applicable | Completed | Bui Pham Minh Man | 60 | 2025-03-15 | 2026-10-20 |
| Thread-embedding Combined With Auricular Acupuncture for Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain Thread-embedding acupuncture, Auricular acupuncture, Sham thread-embedding acupuncture - Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain | Not applicable | Completed | University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City | 168 | 2024-11-11 | 2025-03-24 |
| Auricular Acupuncture for Post-Stroke Constipation Auricular Acupuncture, Sham Auricular Acupuncture - Constipation, Stroke | Not applicable | Completed | Ho Chi Minh City Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Hospital | 60 | 2024-11-01 | 2026-08-07 |
| Supportive Analgesic Effect of Auricular Acupressure (AA) After Cesarean Section (CS) Auricular Acupressure, Sham Auricular Acupressure Group - Pain Postoperative, Caesarean Section; Pain | Not applicable | Completed | University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City | 70 | 2024-10-14 | 2026-01-07 |
| Adding Auricular Acupuncture to Xiao-Feng-San Decoction for Treating Atopic Dermatitis Auricular acupuncture, Sham auricular acupuncture - Atopic Dermatitis | Not applicable | Completed | University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City | 156 | 2024-07-15 | 2025-03-26 |
| Auricular Acupuncture Efficacy for Medical Students' Examination Anxiety Auricular acupuncture, Sham Auricular acupuncture - Anxiety, Anxiety, Exam | Not applicable | Completed | University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City | 64 | 2023-11-15 | 2024-04-30 |
| The Effectiveness of Auricular Acupuncture on Improving Secretion of Saliva Among Institutional Older Population True auricular acupuncture, sham auricular acupuncture - Salivary Gland Diseases | Not applicable | Completed | Taipei Medical University | 124 | 2020-08-26 | 2022-04-27 |
| Auricular Acupuncture vs. Sham Procedure for Pain Control After Knee Arthroplasty Auricular acupuncture, Sham auricular acupuncture - Postoperative Pain | Not applicable | Completed | University Medicine Greifswald | 150 | 2012-10-01 | 2017-04-14 |
| Stimulation of Auricular Acupuncture-Point for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea/Vomiting Auricular acupuncture, Sham auricular acupuncture - Cancer | Phase 3 | Completed | National Taiwan University Hospital | 103 | 2006-06-01 | 2012-12-06 |
Low Back Pain (2) · Pain, Postoperative (2) · Anxiety Disorders (1) · Constipation (1) · Dermatitis, Atopic (1) · Neoplasms (1) · Pain (1) · Salivary Gland Diseases (1) · Spondylosis (1) · Stroke (1)
University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (5) · Bui Pham Minh Man (1) · Ho Chi Minh City Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Hospital (1) · National Taiwan University Hospital (1) · Taipei Medical University (1) · University Medicine Greifswald (1)
Vietnam (7) · Taiwan (2)
Chih-Hsin Yang, PhD (1) · Hui-Chuan Huang, PhD (1) · Nga Th Tran, MD,MSc (1)