Clinical Trials

This resource page will list recent Chinese medicine and acupuncture clinical trials.

Chinese medicine clinical trials by Australian universities and clinical research organisations.

Griffith University, Queensland

• 2010 Acupuncture and mucosal immunity in the upper respiratory tract
  The effect of acupuncture on mucosal immunity in the upper respiratory tract in allergic rhinitis patients. [ACTRN12610001052022]

RMIT University, Melbourne

• 2011 Ear-Acupressure for Smoking Cessation: A Randomised Controlled Trial
  Investigating the efficacy and safety of ear-acupressure for smoking cessation and the management of nicotine withdrawal symptoms. [ACTRN12611000761965]
• 2010 Ginseng Extract for Respiratory Symptoms (GEARS)
  A multi-disciplinary collaborative research study to rigorously evaluate the therapeutic benefit/s and safety of Ginseng for patients with moderate COPD. [ACTRN12610000768099]
• 2009 Acupuncture for opioid medication study
  Effect of electroacupuncture on opioid consumption by patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a randomised sham acupuncture controlled trial. [ACTRN12609000676213]
  
• 2009 Acupuncture for hay fever: A randomised controlled trial
  Investigating the benefits of acupuncture for spring hay fever in a three-year randomised controlled trial. [ACTRN12609000751279]

University of Melbourne

• 2011 The Acupause study: Acupuncture for postmenopausal hot flushes
  A randomised sham-controlled single-blind trial of the efficacy of needle acupuncture vs sham acupuncture in reducing hot flush score in postmenopausal women. [ACTRN12611000393954]

University of Technology, Sydney

• 2007 Acupuncture and major depressive disorder: is pattern differentiation necessary?
  Investigate the effectiveness of treating depression with acupuncture. [ACTRN12607000499482]

University of Western Sydney

• 2011 Acupuncture to improve live births for women undergoing IVF: a randomised controlled trial
  Acupuncture compared to sham acupuncture and standard care to improve live birth rates for women undergoing IVF: a randomised controlled trial. [ACTRN12611000226909]
• 2011 Acupuncture for the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa: a pilot study
  A pilot study to examine the role of acupuncture to restore weight, improve eating behaviours and reduce anxiety and depression in those with Anorexia Nervosa. [ACTRN12611000288921]
• 2010 Fertility acupuncture clinical trial [FACT]
  A pragmatic randomised controlled trial into the effectiveness of peri-conceptual acupuncture on female reproduction in addition to active lifestyle intervention in women having difficulty conceiving: a pilot study. [ACTRN12610000631000]
  
• 2010 The role of acupuncture with the management of threatened miscarriage
  Acupuncture to reduce threatened miscarriage for women in early pregnancy compared to supportive care: a randomised feasibility study. [ACTRN12610000850077]
• 2010 Acupuncture for the treatment of fatigue post cancer treatment: a pilot study
  Acupuncture compared to placebo acupuncture and a wait list control for women with post breast cancer fatigue. [ACTRN12610000720011]
• 2009 Clinical evaluation of a Chinese herbal medicine for constipation-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (C-IBS)
  A double blind randomised placebo controlled clinical trial testing the effectiveness of a Chinese herbal medicine extract formulation for constipation-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome. [ACTRN12609000558224]

More international trials coming soon…

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

• 2011 Randomised, controlled Phase III Trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Comprehensive Acupuncture Treatment Programs for post-stroke motor rehabilitation [ChiCTR-TRC-11001347]
• 2011 Clinical Research on acupuncture and moxibustion in treating Irritable bowel syndrome [ChiCTR-TRC-11001349]

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York