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The effect of alpha lipoic acid on neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes

Phase 3
Conditions
Diabetes - type 2.
Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic neuropathy, unspecified
E08.40
Registration Number
IRCT20230303057599N2
Lead Sponsor
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

Age 18 to 74 years,
Type 2 diabetes,
duration of diabetes more than one year,
presence of peripheral neuropathy (pain) in the examination,
symptoms of neuropathy (pain) for at least one month,
score more than three in the pain diagnostic questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria

neurological disease such as MS
Severe liver or kidney disease
Antioxidant consumption in the last three months
The presence of cancer and malignancy and chemotherapy
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Peripheral arterial disease
diabetic foot ulcer

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
europathy. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and then once a month until the completion of the probationary period. Method of measurement: Physical examination.;Pain. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and then once a month until the completion of the probationary period. Method of measurement: visual analog scale for pain.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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