Electroacupuncture for Treating Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: A multi-center, randomized, assessor-blinded, controlled trial
- Conditions
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease
- Registration Number
- KCT0001135
- Lead Sponsor
- Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 126
1. Males and females aged 19 years
2. Diagnosed as Type II diabetes mellitus
3. Distal symmetric lower limb pain had been present for at least 6 months
4. At least during four days before randomization, having a score of = 4 on the 11-point pain intensity numerical rating scale (PI-NRS) for pain of diabetic peripheral neuropathy
5. At least 2 on the history and physical exam portion of the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI)
6. At least two abnormaility of the following measures
- vibration perception by 128Hz tuning fork
- 10g monofialment test
- Ankle reflexes
7. Agreed with written informed consent
1. HbA1c > 10%
2. Diagnosed as Diabetic Foot Ulcer
3. Different cause of neuropathic pain other than diabetes (malignant disease, tarsal tunnel syndrome, neurothlipsis, deficiency of Vit B12, hypothyroidism, neurotoxicity (e.g. lead, alcohol, smoking), medication (chemotherapy, isoniazid), transient ischemic attack, stroke, multiple sclerosis, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Uremic Neuropathy, subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord, phantom limb pain, artherosclerosis obliterans)
4. Other severe pain than painful diabetic neuropathy (e.g. arthritis, back pain, stenosis, Herniated intervertebral disc(HIVD))
5. Received medication, electrical therapy, patch treatment (lidocaine or capsaicin), acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping or herbal medicine for painful diabetic neuropathy last 2 weeks
6. Psychoneurotic causes: epilepsy, depression, panic disorder
7. Cardiovascular disorder (e.g. arrhythmia) or using pascemaker
8. Known hypersensitivity reaction after acupuncture treatment or inability to cooperate with acupuncture procedure
9. Pregnant, expecting pregnant or breast-feeding women
10. Those who are not willing to comply with this study protocol
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 11-point pain intensity numerical rating scale (PI-NRS) ;50% Pain reduction
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) ;sleep disturbance score (11-point Likert scale) ;Nerve Conduction Velocity (Sural nerve);EuroQol-5 dimension (EQ-5D);Rescue medication ;Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) ;Adverse events