Effectiveness of acupoint stimulation to increase bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with low bone mass: A randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR1900022416

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2019-04-10

Start date

2019-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-04-15

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Conditions

Postmenopausal osteoporosis

Interventions

the control group:conventional treatment

the treatment group:conventional treatment +wearing the plantar stimulator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Postmenopausal (surgical or natural, for more than a year and below 5 years) women; 2. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), osteopenia is defined as a Bone Mass Density (BMD) T score between -1.0 and -2.5 SD; 3. Patients with informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients complicated with clinically significant cardiovascular, renal, hepatic disease; 2. Patients with mental illness or without self-knowledge; 3. Patients with secondary osteoporosis;

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
TCM Syndrome Therapeutic Evaluation Scale;visual analogue scales score;QUALEFFO 41;bone mineral density;25-hydroxycholecalciferol;1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol;Serum type I collagen amino terminal peptide (Serum CTX-I); procollagen type I N-terminal propeptide(PINP);Berg Balance Scale;Time up and go test;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWang Qinglai

WenZhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

396994024@qq.com+86 13605778929

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026