Ancient meets modern: can herbs and acupuncture heal burns faster?
NCT ID NCT06424535
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) — like herbs, acupuncture, and massage — to standard care helps people with mild to moderate burns recover faster. Twenty adults received either TCM plus usual care or usual care alone. Researchers measured pain, scarring, and nutrition. The goal was to see if TCM could shorten recovery and improve symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Traditional Chinese medicine (herbs, acupuncture, acupoint massage, and herbal cake application)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to speed burn recovery and reduce pain and scarring using complementary therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small (20 people) completed trial with no phase designation, so results may not be reliable or generalizable. The intervention is highly individualized, making it hard to standardize or replicate.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
May 2024
- Finished
-
Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
20 to 90 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age:20-90. * Patients with mild to moderate injuries and burns that meet the American Burn Association (ABA) injury classification. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients refuse TCM intervention.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Burns and scalds are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, 403, Taiwan
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.