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Electroacupuncture Improve Cognitive Performance and Neurotoxicity in Amphetamine-type Stimulants Withdrawal Patients

Electroacupuncture Improve Neurotoxicity in Amphetamine-type Stimulants Withdrawal Patients: a Clinical randomized controlled study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300076580
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-10-12
Start date
2023-10-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Amphetamine-type Stimulants Withdrawal

Interventions

Electroacupuncture group:Electroacupuncture.
Blank control group:With no treatment

Sponsors

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Age 18-65 years old; (2) Meets the diagnostic criteria for ATS withdrawal symptoms mentioned above; (3) Conscious, without aphasia or intellectual disabilities, with an education level of primary school or above, able to understand the specific content of the scale and actively cooperate with treatment; (4) Not participating in any other clinical trials within 3 months; (5) Voluntarily sign an informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) There is trauma or infection in the acupoint area receiving acupuncture; (2) Women preparing for pregnancy or during pregnancy and lactation; (3) Merge with other serious organic diseases (such as tumors, cardiovascular diseases, liver cirrhosis) or mental disorders (such as schizophrenia); (4) Those who cannot tolerate acupuncture and moxibustion and electroacupuncture treatment or are allergic to acupuncture and moxibustion and alcohol; (5) Individuals with severe infectious diseases such as HIV infection and hepatitis; (6) Simultaneously using amphetamine drugs, long-term and large-scale mixing of other types of drugs; (7) According to the judgment of the researchers, patients who cannot participate in this clinical study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
neurofilament light chain (NfL);Neuron-Specific Enolase (NSE);S100 calcium binding protein b (S100b);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYulan Ren

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Renxg2468@163.com+86 189 0820 4680

Outcome results

None listed

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