The Effects of Cosmetic Acupuncture
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age30-60
SponsorChina Medical University Hospital
About this trial
The study recruited 40 subjects and divided them into an intervention group and a waiting list group in a 1:1 ratio using a randomized controlled trial. The changes in skin health and aging-related indicators before and after TCM cosmetic acupuncture treatment were analyzed. The subjects are of all genders and aged between 30 and 60 years old. The TCM cosmetic acupuncture treatment is arranged twice a week for a three-week course. The study will conduct a skin test before and after the TCM cosmetic acupuncture, and use the Antera 3D smart skin detector to comprehensively evaluate the subjects' skin condition. Antera 3D Skin Detector can detect multiple skin indicators, including wrinkle depth, skin tone uniformity and subtle changes in the skin surface, melanin, red pigment, etc. After the treatment, the subjects' acceptance and satisfaction with TCM cosmetic acupuncture were collected.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
both female and male
30 to 60 years old
never had acupuncture beauty treatment, or the last time they had acupuncture beauty treatment has been more than six months.
Disqualifiers
medical cosmetic fillers on their face
cosmetic surgery
needle sickness
afraid of acupuncture
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Acupuncture
Other interventionCosmetic acupuncture
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Cosmetic acupuncture groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Waitinglist for cosmetic acupuncture groupOther 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Face Skin Texture
Professional Intelligent Skin Analyzers accurately locate the comparison before and after cosmetic acupuncture sessions, showing high accuracy and reproducibility, analyzing Ra value (unit: µm) as arithmetic mean roughness of the skin's contours.
Time frame
Intervention group: the 1st, 4th week; waiting list group: the 1st, 4th, and 7th week.2
Face Skin Color
Professional Intelligent Skin Analyzers accurately locate the comparison before and after cosmetic acupuncture sessions, showing high accuracy and reproducibility, analyzing L\*a\*b value (no unit) as the skin's color. (L\*: Lightness, a\*: Red/Green Value, b\*: Blue/Yellow Value)
Time frame
Intervention group: the 1st, 4th week; waiting list group: the 1st, 4th, and 7th week.3
Face Pore Size
Professional Intelligent Skin Analyzers accurately locate the comparison before and after cosmetic acupuncture sessions, showing high accuracy and reproducibility, analyzing average pore volume (unit: mm²).
Time frame
Intervention group: the 1st, 4th week; waiting list group: the 1st, 4th, and 7th week.Secondary outcomes
1
The Questionnaire of satisfaction and acceptance of cosmetic acupuncture
The questionnaire include three domains: 1. Visual Analogue Scale score measures pain intensity. The VAS consists of 10 points, with two end points representing 0 ("no pain") and 10 ("pain as bad as it could possibly be"). 2. The acceptance of cosmetic acupuncture has 0\~4 points, 0 representing "unacceptable" and 4 representing "totally acceptable". 3. Facial Check Sheet(FCS) has 12 items about the satisfaction of the improvement of face appearance including wrinkles, laxity, facial shape, and pigmented spots, and so on. 0 representing "very dissatisfied" and 4 representing "very satisfied". Subjects can also choose "no need to pay attention" if they don't have the concerned problems of appearance.
Time frame
Intervention group: the 4th week; waiting list group: the 7th week.Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov