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NCT number NCT05863793
Other study ID # 2016LCSY028
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 1, 2021
Est. completion date January 2025

Study information

Verified date May 2023
Source Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Contact Jian Pei, Ph.D
Phone 86-021-64385700
Email longhuaacup@aliyun.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common chronic complication of diabetes mellitus that has a considerable impact on quality of life, but there are few effective therapeutic strategies. The aim of this trial is to determine the efficacy and safety of manual acupuncture (MA) versus sham acupuncture (SA) for DPN.


Description:

A total of 118 patients with DPN will be recruited and randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the MA group or SA group. All patients will receive 24 sessions over 12 weeks. Participants will complete the trial by visiting the research center at month 6 for a follow-up assessment. The primary outcome is peroneal motor nerve conduction velocity (peroneal MNCV) at week 12 compared with baseline. Secondary outcomes include peroneal motor nerve action potential amplitude (peroneal MNAP) and latent period (peroneal MNLP), sural sensory nerve conduction velocity (sural SNCV), action potential amplitude (sural SNAP) and latent period (sural SNLP), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2-h postprandial blood glucose (2hPG), glycated hemoglobin (HbAlc) at week 12 compared with baseline, Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) score and Diabetes Specific Quality of Life scale (DSQL) at week 12 and month 6 compared with baseline. Safety will be assessed during the whole trial. Masking effectiveness will be assessed by patients.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 118
Est. completion date January 2025
Est. primary completion date January 2025
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 75 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - 1. Aged 18-75 years (either sex) - Patients who meet diagnosis of DPN defined by ADA in 2005:a. DPN is defined as the presence of symptoms and/or signs of peripheral nerve dysfunction in people with diabetes, after the exclusion of other causes. b. NP is defined as altered sensitivity to pressure and (1) altered sensitivity to pain or (2) altered sensitivity to vibration or (3) achilles reflex. - Symmetric and predominantly sensory, starting from the lower limbs distally and gradually spreading proximally in a glove-and-stocking distribution. - Ability to understand study procedures and willingness to comply with them for the entire period of study. - Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: - PN caused by conditions other than diabetes (e.g.,alcohol abuse, chemotherapy, hereditary causes, chronic inflammatory, or idiopathic PN) - Psychiatric illnesses other than mild depression. - Severe or unstable cardiovascular, liver, kidney, respiratory, or hematological disorders. - Received acupuncture treatment in the last 3 months. - Pregnant or lactating women. - Research unit personnel directly related to the study and their immediate family members. - Incapable of giving informed consent or following the study instructions due to language disturbances, serious cognitive deficits, or lack of time. - Currently participating in other clinical trials.

Study Design


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Intervention

Other:
Acupuncture
The obligatory acupoints include Zhongwan (CV12), bilateral Weiwanxiashu (EX-B3), bilateral Ganshu (BL18), bilateral Pishu (BL20), bilateral Shenshu (BL23), bilateral Zusanli (ST36), bilateral Yanglingquan (GB34), bilateral Sanyinjiao (SP6), bilateral Taixi (KI3), and Bafeng (EX-LE10). Additional acupoints Baxie (EX-UE9) will be added when patients' symptoms appear not only in the lower limbs but also in the upper limbs. After skin disinfection, disposable, stainless steel acupuncture needles will be inserted into the skin of acupoint (approximately 10-20 mm depth), and then manipulations of twirling, lifting, and thrusting will be performed on all needles for at least 10 s to reach De qi (a compositional sensation including soreness, numbness, distention, and heaviness), which is believed to be an essential component for acupuncture efficacy. Needles will be retained in these acupoints for 20 min.
Sham Acupuncture
Patients in the SA group will receive sham acupuncture. The procedure and duration of treatment in the SA group will be identical in the MA group except the needles are blunt tip and there will be no skin penetration and needle manipulation for De qi.

Locations

Country Name City State
China LongHua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai Shanghai

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Peroneal Motor Nerve Conduction Velocity Measurement by electromyography 12 week
Secondary Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) Observe the changes during the study period 12 week
Secondary Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) Observe the changes during the study period 12 week
Secondary 2-h postprandial blood glucose (2hPG) Observe the changes during the study period 12 week
Secondary Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) score The MNSI is a clinical and semi-quantitative evaluation of neuropathy that includes medical history and physical assessment. Medical history will be completed by patients with scores ranging between 0 and 13. Physical assessment will be completed by health professionals with five indicators and the aggregate score ranging between 0 and 10: foot appearance (0 and 1 for normal and abnormal, respectively), ulceration (0 and 1 for normal and abnormal, respectively), ankle reflex (0, 0.5, and 1 for normal, reenforced, and absent, respectively), vibration test (0, 0.5, and 1 for normal, weakened, and absent, respectively), and monofilament examination (0, 0.5, and 1 for normal, weakened, and absent, respectively) of feet on both sides. 12 week
Secondary Quality of life (QoL) Disease-specific QoL will be assessed at baseline and at week 12, month 6 after randomization using Diabetes Specific Quality of Life scale (DSQL). The scale consists of four domains: interference (12 items), psychology (8 items), social relations (4 items), and treatment (3 items). Each item is measured with a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "not at all" to "extremely". Higher scores indicate worse QoL. 12 week
Secondary Sural Sensory Nerve Conduction Velocity Measurement by electromyography 12 week
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