Parkinson Disease Clinical Trial
Official title:
Acupuncture in the Treatment of Fatigue in Parkinson's Disease: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Study
Verified date | April 2017 |
Source | Tan Tock Seng Hospital |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
This study evaluates the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of fatigue in participants with Parkinson's Disease. Half of participants will receive real acupuncture while the half will receive placebo acupuncture.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 40 |
Est. completion date | April 27, 2017 |
Est. primary completion date | March 2017 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 21 Years to 85 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of PD based on criteria developed by Gelb et al which is adopted by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, US National Institute of Health. 2. Age 21-85 years old 3. Presence of persistent fatigue of a moderate level for at least 4 weeks' duration. Moderate fatigue is defined as a score of =10 on the general fatigue domain of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory. 4. No acupuncture treatment in the past 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Significant cognitive, language or psychiatric illnesses which prevents the subject from understanding instructions and participating in the study. 2. Needle phobia 3. Comorbidity with a bleeding disorder 4. Known anemia with hemoglobin level less than 10g/dl. 5. Known congestive cardiac failure and/or end stage renal disease 6. Female subjects of childbearing age 7. Presence of symptomatic postural hypotension |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Singapore | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Singapore |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Ministry of Health, Singapore |
Singapore,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Other | Adverse events | all adverse events | Adverse events will be captured up to 9 weeks | |
Primary | General Fatigue score of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory | Measure of fatigue | General Fatigue score of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory at week 5 | |
Secondary | General Fatigue score of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory | Measure of fatigue | General Fatigue score of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory at week 9 | |
Secondary | Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) | Measure of severity of Parkinson's Disease | UPDRS score at week 5 | |
Secondary | Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) | Measure of severity of Parkinson's Disease | UPDRS score at week 9 | |
Secondary | Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PD 39). | Measure of quality of life | PD 39 score at week 5 | |
Secondary | Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PD 39). | Measure of quality of life | PD 39 score at week 9 | |
Secondary | Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) | Measure of depression | GDS score at week 5 | |
Secondary | Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) | Measure of depression | GDS score at week 9 |
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