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Acupuncture with electrical stimulation

This study investigates an acupuncture approach that adds electrical stimulation for people with Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: IRCT20170305032893N4

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Start (reported date)
2023-04-09

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  • 2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: both

Inclusion criteria: Men/Women with parkinson diagnosis- walk for at least 10 meters without help-disease stable condition and no need to change dosage for two months-able to fillout consent form- no history of tratment of acupuncture fixed classic medicine regime treatment-parkinson with movment disorder- Hohen$Yar scale 1 to4 Exclusion criteria: Gait disorder other than parkinson Life-threatening conditions, mental disorder, alcohol /drug abuse Electrical device/skin diseases interfere with electroacupuncture Change of drug dose /type for any reason during the study period Belonephobia Coagulation disorder and anticoagulant use Failure to cooperate in intervention for more than two sessions Pregnancy Patients with cardiac arrhythmia History of dementia or stroke History of cognitive disorders History of postural hypotension Neurological diseases such as Huntington's disease/MS, ALS History of epilepsy Acupuncture intolerance Having DBS(deep brain stimulation)
Full study name & original research details

Official study title

Assess the efficacy of Electroacupuncture vs. Sham Acupuncture on Gait in patients with Parkinson's Disease

Short title used by the registry

The effect of electroacupuncture in Parkinson's disease

Original description

Intervention: Intervention 1: Intervention group: Acupuncturist will perform acupuncture at predetermined and identical points for all participants in this group. And then the electrodes of the electroacupuncture device are connected to the needles for 20 minutes with an intensity of 1-3 mA and a frequency of 2-100 Hz. It is done twice a week for 4 weeks. Intervention 2: Control group: Special Streitberger needles are used, which gives the patient exactly the sensation of true acupuncture, but the needle does not penetrate the skin. And it is performed by an acupuncturist in the non-acupuncture points . Also, similar to the intervention group, the electrodes of the electroacupuncture device are connected to the needles, but no current is established. Primary outcome: The primary outcome includes the measurement of gait parameters :single support time , double support time , swing time , velocity , cadence ,stride length , stride time. Timepoint: Start of study, fourth week,twelfth week. Method of measurement: Video recording of walking and data analysis. Secondary outcome: Sleep problems based on the MDS-UPDRSI questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and week 4 and week 12. Method of measurement: questionnaire.;Constipation problems based on the MDS-UPDRSI questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and week 4 and week 12. Method of measurement: questionnaire.;Fatigue based on the MDS-UPDRSI questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and week 4 and week 12. Method of measurement: questionnaire.

Conditions reported: PARKINSON. Parkinson's disease

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Study type
Interventional
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Acupuncturist will perform acupuncture at predetermined and identical points for all participants in this group. And then the electrodes of the electroacupuncture device are connected to the needles for 20 minutes with an intensity of 1-3 mA and a frequency of 2-100 Hz. It is done twice a week for 4 weeks. Intervention 2: Control group: Special Streitberger needles are used, which gives the patient exactly the sensation of true acupuncture, but the needle does not penetrate the skin. And it is performed by an acupuncturist in the non-acupuncture points . Also, similar to the intervention group, the electrodes of the electroacupuncture device are connected to the needles, but no current is established.
Phases
3
Sponsor
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Start date reported by registry
2023-04-09 (reported)

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

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Babak Asadzadeh · +98 51 3855 2189 · asadzadehb991@mums.ac.ir

Study locations

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Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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