title: Influences of Deqi on Immediate Analgesia Effect of Needling SP6 (Sanyinjiao) in Patients with Primary Dysmenorrhea in Cold and Dampness Stagnation Pattern: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.
abstract: Deqi, according to traditional Chinese medicine, is a specific needle sensation during the retention of needles at certain acupoints and is considered to be necessary to produce therapeutic effects from acupuncture. Although some modern researches have showed that Deqi is essential for producing acupuncture analgesia and anesthesia, the data are not enough. It is a paper of a multicenter, randomized controlled study protocol, to evaluate the influences of Deqi on acupuncture SP6 in Cold and Dampness Stagnation pattern primary dysmenorrhea patients, in terms of reducing pain and anxiety, and to find out the relationship between Deqi and the temperature changes at SP6 (Sanyinjiao) and CV4 (Guanyuan). The results of this trial will be helpful to explain the role of Deqi in acupuncture analgesia and may provide a new objective index for measuring Deqi in the future study. This trial is registered with ChiCTR-TRC-13003086.
authors: School of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China ; Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
authors: Yu-Qi
authors: YQ
authors: Liu
authors: School of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China ; Beijing Tongren Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China.
authors: Peng
authors: P
authors: Zhang
authors: School of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China ; The Key Unit of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Evaluation of Characteristic Acupuncture Therapy, Beijing 100029, China.
authors: Jie-Ping
authors: JP
authors: Xie
authors: School of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China ; The Key Unit of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Evaluation of Characteristic Acupuncture Therapy, Beijing 100029, China.
authors: Liang-Xiao
authors: LX
authors: Ma
authors: School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
authors: Hong-Wen
authors: HW
authors: Yuan
authors: School of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors: Jing
authors: J
authors: Li
authors: School of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors: Chi
authors: C
authors: Lin
authors: School of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors: Pei
authors: P
authors: Wang
authors: School of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors: Guo-Yan
authors: GY
authors: Yang
authors: School of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China ; The Key Unit of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Evaluation of Characteristic Acupuncture Therapy, Beijing 100029, China.
authors: Jiang
authors: J
authors: Zhu