An interventional study of acupuncture and pseudo-acupuncture in Acupuncture, Eye Fatigue and Accomodation, sponsored by Chung Shan Medical University. Completed at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-12-18.
Sponsored by Chung Shan Medical University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The study is designed to assess the effiacy of acupuncutre on eye fatigue. The indicator of eye fatigue is eye accommodation ability. Patients will be randomly assigned to the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group will receive acupuncture treatment, while the control group will receive sham acupuncture stimulation. The eye accommodation ability of both groups will be easured before and after the intervention, and the differences in eye accommodation ability before and after treatment will be analyzed.
A dual-arm, parallel, randomized single-blind, sham-controlled trial will be conducted. The aim of the study is to assess the effiacy of acupuncutre on eye fatigue. Patients will be recruited from outpatient clinics. Subjects will be assessed at a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) outpatient clinic and then have their accommodation function tested in an optometry room . This will determine if they meet the inclusion criteria.
Those who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to the experimental group or the control group. The experimental group will receive treatment at seven acupuncture points: Fengfu (GV16), bilateral Fengchi (GB20), Yumen (TH2), and Hegu (LI4), using Jiasun 42G 1-inch acupuncture needles. The needles will be inserted perpendicularly to achieve the "De Qi" sensation, with a depth of 0.5 inches, and retained for 25 minutes before removal. The control group will undergo sham acupuncture at the same points using specially designed acupuncture needles from the manufacturer, which give the sensation of needling but retract into the handle without penetrating the skin, thus providing no real stimulation. Both groups will be treated by TCM physician .
After needle removal, visual acuity will be tested again to compare the differences in values between the pre- and post-test measurements of both groups.
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Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
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Device: acupuncture
Device: pseudo-acupuncture
acupuncture
The pseudo-acupuncture device can simulate the sensation of acupuncture stimulation.
eye accommodation ability
Value of eye accommodation ability difference before and after the intervention, measured by an autorefractor
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment in 30 minutes
Plan to share: Yes — eye accomodation ability
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Ran from Aug 2024 to primary completion in Dec 2024, 4 months.
Of 31 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Asthenopia, half reached primary completion within 3 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 2 and three quarters within 9. This study's 4 months is above that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 38 studies reached it within 3 months; a quarter within 2 and three quarters within 9.
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