A pilot study using a single blind placebo controlled trial into the efficacy and specificity of the acupuncture point CV24 in controlling the gag reflex to premint dental treatment (impression taking)

ISRCTN	ISRCTN66117475
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN66117475
Secondary identifying numbers	N0636183712

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Mr Tom Thayer
Scientific

Senior Dental Officer
Dept of Surgical Dentistry
Ashfields Primary Care Centre
Sandbach
CW11 1EQ
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)1270 275 151
Email	abc@email.com

Study design	Single-blind placebo-controlled pilot study
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Hospital
Study type	Treatment
Participant information sheet	Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific title	A pilot study using a single blind placebo controlled trial into the efficacy and specificity of the acupuncture point CV24 in controlling the gag reflex to premint dental treatment (impression taking)
Study objectives	A pilot study using a single blind placebo controlled trial into the efficacy and specificity of the acupuncture point CV24 in controlling the gag reflex to premint dental treatment (impression taking). Updated 02/09/2015: This trial did not proceed past the recruitment of the first few participants, and was abandoned due to changes in the workplace. No records were made, and no research undertaken.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Oral Health: Gag reflex
Intervention	RCT acupuncture versus control point. 1. Treatment group: acupuncture at point CV24 2. Control group: acupuncture at point X1.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	Suppression of gag reflex
Secondary outcome measures	Not provided at time of registration
Overall study start date	01/07/2006
Completion date	01/12/2006

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	25
Key inclusion criteria	1. Patients presenting evidence of gag reflex 2. Willing to accept acupuncture 3. Treatment requires upper alignment dental impression
Key exclusion criteria	1. Patients with normal gag reflex 2. Patients with known bleeding dyscrasias, but not including those who are anticoagulated 3. Patients with poor communication (language hearing difficulties)
Date of first enrolment	01/07/2006
Date of final enrolment	01/12/2006

Ashfields Primary Care Centre

Sandbach
CW11 1EQ
United Kingdom

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Government

The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Government

Central Cheshire Primary Care Trust (UK)

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