The effect of electroacupuncture in Parkinson's disease
- Conditions
- PARKINSON.Parkinson's disease
- Registration Number
- IRCT20170305032893N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
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
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)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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 Measures
Name Time Method 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.