Clinical Study of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
- Conditions
- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
- Interventions
- Other: AcupunctureOther: Sham Acupuncture
- Registration Number
- NCT05863793
- Lead Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Brief Summary
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common chronic complication of diabetes mellitus that has a considerable impact on quality of life, but there are few effective therapeutic strategies. The aim of this trial is to determine the efficacy and safety of manual acupuncture (MA) versus sham acupuncture (SA) for DPN.
- Detailed Description
A total of 118 patients with DPN will be recruited and randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the MA group or SA group. All patients will receive 24 sessions over 12 weeks. Participants will complete the trial by visiting the research center at month 6 for a follow-up assessment. The primary outcome is peroneal motor nerve conduction velocity (peroneal MNCV) at week 12 compared with baseline. Secondary outcomes include peroneal motor nerve action potential amplitude (peroneal MNAP) and latent period (peroneal MNLP), sural sensory nerve conduction velocity (sural SNCV), action potential amplitude (sural SNAP) and latent period (sural SNLP), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2-h postprandial blood glucose (2hPG), glycated hemoglobin (HbAlc) at week 12 compared with baseline, Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) score and Diabetes Specific Quality of Life scale (DSQL) at week 12 and month 6 compared with baseline. Safety will be assessed during the whole trial. Masking effectiveness will be assessed by patients.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 118
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- Aged 18-75 years (either sex)
- Patients who meet diagnosis of DPN defined by ADA in 2005：a. DPN is defined as the presence of symptoms and/or signs of peripheral nerve dysfunction in people with diabetes, after the exclusion of other causes. b. NP is defined as altered sensitivity to pressure and (1) altered sensitivity to pain or (2) altered sensitivity to vibration or (3) achilles reflex.
- Symmetric and predominantly sensory, starting from the lower limbs distally and gradually spreading proximally in a glove-and-stocking distribution.
- Ability to understand study procedures and willingness to comply with them for the entire period of study.
- Written informed consent
- PN caused by conditions other than diabetes (e.g.,alcohol abuse, chemotherapy, hereditary causes, chronic inflammatory, or idiopathic PN)
- Psychiatric illnesses other than mild depression.
- Severe or unstable cardiovascular, liver, kidney, respiratory, or hematological disorders.
- Received acupuncture treatment in the last 3 months.
- Pregnant or lactating women.
- Research unit personnel directly related to the study and their immediate family members.
- Incapable of giving informed consent or following the study instructions due to language disturbances, serious cognitive deficits, or lack of time.
- Currently participating in other clinical trials.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Manual Acupuncture Group Acupuncture Treatment will be performed by licensed acupuncturists who have at least 5 years of experience in acupuncture. All the acupuncturists will be trained how to locate acupoints, puncture, and manipulate needles before trials. Sham Acupuncture Sham Acupuncture The procedure and duration of treatment in the sham acupuncture group will be identical in the MA group except the needles are blunt tip and there will be no skin penetration and needle manipulation for De qi.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Peroneal Motor Nerve Conduction Velocity 12 week Measurement by electromyography
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) score 12 week The MNSI is a clinical and semi-quantitative evaluation of neuropathy that includes medical history and physical assessment. Medical history will be completed by patients with scores ranging between 0 and 13. Physical assessment will be completed by health professionals with five indicators and the aggregate score ranging between 0 and 10: foot appearance (0 and 1 for normal and abnormal, respectively), ulceration (0 and 1 for normal and abnormal, respectively), ankle reflex (0, 0.5, and 1 for normal, reenforced, and absent, respectively), vibration test (0, 0.5, and 1 for normal, weakened, and absent, respectively), and monofilament examination (0, 0.5, and 1 for normal, weakened, and absent, respectively) of feet on both sides.
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) 12 week Observe the changes during the study period
Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) 12 week Observe the changes during the study period
2-h postprandial blood glucose (2hPG) 12 week Observe the changes during the study period
Quality of life (QoL) 12 week Disease-specific QoL will be assessed at baseline and at week 12, month 6 after randomization using Diabetes Specific Quality of Life scale (DSQL). The scale consists of four domains: interference (12 items), psychology (8 items), social relations (4 items), and treatment (3 items). Each item is measured with a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "not at all" to "extremely". Higher scores indicate worse QoL.
Sural Sensory Nerve Conduction Velocity 12 week Measurement by electromyography
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
LongHua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
🇨🇳Shanghai, Shanghai, China