Acupuncture Treatment for Individuals With Myasthenia Gravis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 24
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- To Determine the Effect of Acupuncture on Quality of Life in Patients With MG
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of the study is to determine the effect acupuncture treatment on individuals with a diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis (MG). A total of 20 people with MG will be enrolled in this study to receive acupuncture treatment 2 times a week for 12 weeks. Participants will be randomized into two groups: 1) Immediate start and 2) Delayed start (12 weeks). The delayed start group will act as a control group for the first 12 weeks, but then receive acupuncture treatment for 12 weeks. It is hypothesized that patients with MG who receive acupuncture treatment will have improved quality of life and activities of daily living compared to no treatment.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Ability to provide and provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- •Age 18-80
- •Diagnosis of MG
排除标准
- •Non-English speaking
- •Participation in acupuncture treatment outside of the study, while enrolled
- •History of any other serious neurological, psychiatric, chronic pain disorders, or seizures
- •History of bleeding diathesis, other bleeding disorders, or syncope with needle puncture
- •History of cardiac arrhythmia or current pacemaker, neurostimulator, or other implanted stimulation device
- •Recent or active substance use disorder
- •Women who are currently pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant during the study
- •Any other medical conditions that could affect their ability to participate in acupuncture treatments for the study duration (as determined by study investigators)
- •Active participation or past participation ≤3 months in any other interventional study.
- •Unwilling to participate in all study related activities
结局指标
主要结局
To Determine the Effect of Acupuncture on Quality of Life in Patients With MG
时间窗: pre-acupuncture treatment and post-acupuncture treatment
A brief 15-item disease specific questionnaire. Myasthenia gravis-quality of life 15 (MG-QOL15). A higher score indicates a lower quality of life.\[range: 0-30\]
次要结局
- To Determine the Effect of Acupuncture on Activities of Daily Living in Patients With MG(pre-acupuncture treatment and post-acupuncture treatment)