Study instruments

AcuBEST brand disposable, sterilized stainless-steel acupuncture needles (size 0.20 × 25 mm) with FDA 510k approval for administering acupuncture treatment.Study data will be collected and managed using REDCap electronic data capture tools hosted at UCI [OnCore™ clinical trial management system for storing patient information and assigning patient identifiers.EPIC Hyperspace at UCI and Cerner PowerChart at CHOC for accessing patient histories and other relevant information.CANTAB3T Siemens Prisma scanner for fMRI neuroimaging.ELISA kits for measuring the concentration of biomolecules (e.g., IL-6) in the blood.Quantitative PCR (qPCR) machine for measuring mitochondrial DNA levels.