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Acupuncture alongside Parkinson's medicine

Researchers are testing a specific needle-treatment approach and measuring symptoms and quality of life.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: ChiCTR-INR-17013201

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Start (reported date)
2016-10-10

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  • 2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Ages 40 to 75 · Ask the team who can join

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: both

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients conform to the diagnostic criteria of PD; 2. Aged between 40 and 75 years old; 3. conform to the classification criteria of PD: The stage of revised Hoehn-Yahr Scale between I-III levels; 4. inpatients or outpatients of follow-up; 5. The initial patient, without any treatment of the Parkinson Disease; 6. receive the treatments voluntarily and sign informed consent form.;Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients conform to the diagnostic criteria of PD; 2. Aged between 40 and 75 years old; 3. conform to the classification criteria of PD: The stage of revised Hoehn-Yahr Scale between I-III levels; 4. inpatients or outpatients of follow-up; 5. The initial patient, without any treatment of the Parkinson Disease; 6. receive the treatments voluntarily and sign informed consent form.;Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients conform to the diagnostic criteria of PD; 2. Aged between 40 and 75 years old; 3. conform to the classification criteria of PD: The stage of revised Hoehn-Yahr Scale between I-III levels; 4. inpatients or outpatients of follow-up; 5. The initial patient, without any treatment of the Parkinson Disease; 6. receive the treatments voluntarily and sign informed consent form.;Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients conform to the diagnostic criteria of PD; 2. Aged between 40 and 75 years old; 3. conform to the classification criteria of PD: The stage of revised Hoehn-Yahr Scale between I-III levels; 4. inpatients or outpatients of follow-up; 5. The initial patient, without any treatment of the Parkinson Disease; 6. receive the treatments voluntarily and sign informed consent form.;Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients conform to the diagnostic criteria of PD; 2. Aged between 40 and 75 years old; 3. conform to the classification criteria of PD: The stage of revised Hoehn-Yahr Scale between I-III levels; 4. inpatients or outpatients of follow-up; 5. The initial patient, without any treatment of the Parkinson Disease; 6. receive the treatments voluntarily and sign informed consent form. Exclusion criteria: 1. secondary Parkinson's disease; 2. Participants with severe primary disease of the cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, or hematopoietic system; 3. patients with a simultaneous psychiatric or other severe disease; 4. Participants who are allergic to the Madopar or Acupuncture.;Exclusion criteria: 1. secondary Parkinson's disease; 2. Participants with severe primary disease of the cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, or hematopoietic system; 3. patients with a simultaneous psychiatric or other severe disease; 4. Participants who are allergic to the Madopar or Acupuncture.;Exclusion criteria: 1. secondary Parkinson's disease; 2. Participants with severe primary disease of the cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, or hematopoietic system; 3. patients with a simultaneous psychiatric or other severe disease; 4. Participants who are allergic to the Madopar or Acupuncture.;Exclusion criteria: 1. secondary Parkinson's disease; 2. Participants with severe primary disease of the cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, or hematopoietic system; 3. patients with a simultaneous psychiatric or other severe disease; 4. Participants who are allergic to the Madopar or Acupuncture.;Exclusion criteria: 1. secondary Parkinson's disease; 2. Participants with severe primary disease of the cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, or hematopoietic system; 3. patients with a simultaneous psychiatric or other severe disease; 4. Participants who are allergic to the Madopar or Acupuncture.
Full study name & original research details

Official study title

Effect of Jin three-needle therapy on quality of life in patients of Parkinson Disease: a multicenter randomized controlled study

Original description

Intervention: Treatment group:Acupuncture,Madopar;control group:Madopar; Primary outcome: UPDRS;Modified Webster;Berg balance scale;PDQ-39;Beck Anxiety Inventory;Beck Depression Inventory;TESS; Secondary outcome: HAMD;HAMA;SDS;PDSS;

Conditions reported: Parkinson Disease

Registry records for this study

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Study type
Interventional
Interventions
Treatment group:Acupuncture,Madopar;control group:Madopar;
Phases
New Treatment Measure Clinical Study
Sponsor
College of TCM, Southern Medical University
Start date reported by registry
2016-10-10 (reported)

Registry updated: Not reported · Status last verified by the registry submitter: Not reported

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Huang Yong;Huang Yong;Huang Yong;Huang Yong;Huang Yong ;;;; · +86 13719189644;+86 13719189644;+86 13719189644;+86 13719189644;+86 13719189644 · nfhy@fimmu.com;nfhy@fimmu.com;nfhy@fimmu.com;nfhy@fimmu.com;nfhy@fimmu.com

Study locations

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China

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