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Acupuncture for anxiety

Researchers are comparing acupuncture with a simulated treatment for anxiety in people with Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: ChiCTR2100047253

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Start (reported date)
2021-06-01

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  • 2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Papers connected to this study

Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Anxiety Among Patients With Parkinson Disease
This paper mentions the study ID; the relationship needs review · 2022

Who can join?

Ages 35 to 80 · Ask the team who can join

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: both

Inclusion criteria: 1.Diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinsons disease; 2.Hoehn and Yahr staging scale stage 1 to 4; 3.HAMA scale score ranged from 14 to 29; 4.Able to provide written informed consent; 5.Men or women aged 35 to 80 years. Exclusion criteria: 1.Significant neurologic, renal, cardiovascular or hepatic impairment; 2.Any disease can lead to Parkinsons syndrome or other conditions that are suspected to be related to the patients symptoms; 3.Significant cognitive impairment defined by MOCA < 23; 4.No significant response to high dose levodopa therapy; 5.Medical or psychiatric comorbidity that could compromise study participation; 6.Drug or alcohol use or dependence that could compromise study participation; 7.Exposure to study drug or acupuncture before 30 days of study entry; 8.Allergy or intolerance to acupuncture; 9.Subjects, who by investigators determination, will not be able to adhere to study protocol.
Full study name & original research details

Official study title

Clinical Observation on Acupuncture for Parkinson's Anxiety

Short title used by the registry

Efficacy of Acupuncture vs sham acupuncture for Parkinson’s disease anxiety: A randomized single blinded clinical trail

Original description

Intervention: Experimental group:On the basis of maintaining the patient’s original dose of anti-parkinson's drugs, acupuncture method was given;Control group:Routine clinical monitoring and sham acupuncture was given on the basis of maintaining the original anti Parkinson drugs; Primary outcome: Hamilton Anxiety Scale; Secondary outcome: The new version of the Parkinson's Disease Comprehensive Assessment Scale of the World Society for Movement Disorders;adrenocorticotropic hormone;Hydrocortisone;The Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39):;

Conditions reported: Parkinson's disease anxiety

Registry records for this study

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Study type
Interventional
Interventions
Experimental group:On the basis of maintaining the patient’s original dose of anti-parkinson's drugs, acupuncture method was given;Control group:Routine clinical monitoring and sham acupuncture was given on the basis of maintaining the original anti Parkinson drugs;
Phases
0
Sponsor
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Start date reported by registry
2021-06-01 (reported)

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

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Fan Jingqi · +86 15843039209 · fanjingqi2021@163.com

Study locations

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China

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