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<!ELEMENT telephone (#PCDATA)>
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  <trial>
    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT20200704047996N1</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2020-07-25</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>Esfahan University of Medical Sciences</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>Evaluation of the therapeutic effect of acupuncture as a complementary treatment in patients with trigeminal neuralgia under medication treatment</public_title>
      <acronym></acronym>
      <scientific_title>Evaluation of the therapeutic effect of Acupuncture as a complementary treatment in patients with Trigeminal neuralgia under medication  treatment</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2016-09-22</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>20</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/49415</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: Not randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Blinding description: Participants were blinded by contact of the needle with the skin as a placebo
Patients' names were given to the out of study operator,who were randomly divided persons into two groups and each individual was assigned a separate code and provided with clinical care.
After the intervention, the codes assigned to individuals In order to examine the consequences and the necessary analyzes, it was provided to the researcher and the evaluator of the consequence.</study_design>
      <phase>N/A</phase>
      <hc_freetext>Trigeminal neuralgia.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention 1: Intervention group:  In addition to previous drug treatment acupuncture was given once a day for 3 times a week for at least 2 weeks. Acupuncture was performed by an anesthesiologist who is proficient in this Method. Thin, disposable sterile steel needles were used. The needles were held in the muscle until a tingling sensation, such as numbness or electric shock, was felt in the area, and then remained in place for 30 minutes. Intervention 2: Control group: Continue previous medication and use regular needles to apply pressure to the skin.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan>Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available</results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description>Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is There is no more information</results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>alikazemi</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Isfahan Dental School, Hakim Nezami St.,</address>
        <city>isfahan</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>8174673461</zip>
        <telephone>+98 31 3668 0048</telephone>
        <email>alikazemi_dnt@yahoo.com</email>
        <affiliation>Esfahan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>alikazemi</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Isfahan Dental School, Hakim Nezami St.,</address>
        <city>isfahan</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>8174673461</zip>
        <telephone>+98 31 3668 0048</telephone>
        <email>alikazemi_dnt@yahoo.com</email>
        <affiliation>Esfahan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>A person with typical symptoms of Trigeminal neuralgia includes sudden, unilateral, shock-like pain  in the path of the Trigeminal nerve branches.
The person who with Trigeminal neuralgia undergoing drug treatment</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>no limit</agemin>
      <agemax>no limit</agemax>
      <gender>Both</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria></exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code>G50.0</hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword>Trigeminal neuralgia</hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Other</i_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Other</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group:  In addition to previous drug treatment acupuncture was given once a day for 3 times a week for at least 2 weeks. Acupuncture was performed by an anesthesiologist who is proficient in this Method. Thin, disposable sterile steel needles were used. The needles were held in the muscle until a tingling sensation, such as numbness or electric shock, was felt in the area, and then remained in place for 30 minutes.</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Control group: Continue previous medication and use regular needles to apply pressure to the skin</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Patients' pain according to VAS criteria. Timepoint: Measurement of pain at the beginning of the study and after the end of the intervention after two weeks. Method of measurement: VAS criteria.</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome></sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>Esfahan University of Medical Sciences</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2016-06-14</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Ethics Committee of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences</contact_name>
        <contact_address>Isfahan Dental School, Hakim Nezami St., isfahan Isfehan Iran (Islamic Republic of)</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
