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Traditional Chinese Medicine based on the academic experience of Ganren Ding for Parkinson's Disease: a multicentre, randomized, controlled, double-blind trial

Traditional Chinese Medicine based on the academic experience of Ganren Ding for Parkinson's Disease: a multicentre, randomized, controlled, double-blind trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400081162
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-02-26
Start date
2024-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

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

Conditions

Parkinson's disease

Interventions

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):electroacupuncture
Placebo:electroacupuncture simulation

Sponsors

Longhua Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ? According to the clinical diagnostic criteria of the Society for Movement Disorders, the diagnosis is idiopathic Parkinson's disease; ? Between the ages of 30 and 80; ? Diagnose stage 1-4 PD based on Hoehn and Yahr scales; ? Insomnia with a severity index (ISI) score of 15 or above; ? Have a stable anti PD treatment regimen for at least 4 weeks prior to entering the trial or new patients;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? Suffering from atypical or secondary Parkinson's disease; ? Sleep apnea (defined as the apnea hypopnea index that accumulates more than 15 episodes of sleep apnea and hypopnea during screening to sleep monitoring (PSG) recording per hour of EEG sleep); ? Insomnia is related to restless leg syndrome, sleep disorders, or other sleep disorders; ? Schizophrenia, severe depression, or cognitive impairment (cognitive impairment is classified as cognitive impairment according to the definition of Mini Mental State Examination (MMMSE) for individuals who are illiterate, have only received primary education, or have received formal education higher than primary education, if the MMSE score is lower than 14, 20, or 24, respectively); ? He had received acupuncture and moxibustion treatment before participating; ? Have taken sedative and hypnotic drugs within the first three months of participation; ? Inability to use electroacupuncture or PSG due to pacemaker, epilepsy, skin diseases, limb defects, or other conditions; ? Pregnancy or lactation period; ? Suffering from serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hematopoietic system diseases, malignant tumors, or other serious life-threatening diseases; ? Within the past 3 months, use of metoclopramide, reserpine a- Methyldopa, methylphenidate or derivatives of amphetamine; ? Abuse of alcohol or drug dependence; ? Participate in other clinical trials within the first 3 months of participation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
PDSS;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Epworth Sleepiness Scale,ESS;Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson’s Rating Scale III;Parkinson's disease questionnaire,PDQ-39;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactCanxing Yuan

Longhua Hospital

cxyuan1964@163.com+86 21 6438 5700

Outcome results

None listed

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