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Cancelled by the investigator. A randomized controlled clinical study on the treatment of constipation in Parkinson's disease with "Experienced Ten Acupoints" of Dr.Wang Leting named as "Golden Needle"

A randomized controlled clinical study on the treatment of constipation in Parkinson's disease with "Experienced Ten Acupoints" of Dr.Wang Leting named as "Golden Needle"

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400081368
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-02-29
Start date
2024-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-31

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

Conditions

Parkinson's Disease

Interventions

Real acupuncture group:The subjects received acupuncture once a day, leaving the needle for 30 minutes each time, 5 times a week for 8 weeks, a total of 40 times,select"Experienced Ten Acupoints". At
Sham acupuncture group:The number of needle injection, frequency of treatment, retention time and treatment course of subjects were completely consistent with those of Real acupuncture group. The same
Waiting-list control group:PD basic treatment and emergency treatment of constipation

Sponsors

Traditional Chinese medicine hospital of Shifang
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) According to the diagnostic criteria of Parkinson's disease in China (2016 edition), the diagnosis was PD; (2) Meet the Rome IV diagnostic criteria for functional constipation; (3) Age 40-80 years old; (4) PD disease duration =6 months, constipation =3 months; (5) The average number of spontaneous defecation per week is less than 3 times (according to the stool diary records of the patient in the past 2 weeks); (6) are not satisfied with the current constipation treatment or have not received constipation treatment; (7) in Hoehn-Yahr scale 1-4; (8) Voluntarily participate in this study, agree to undergo relevant examinations and treatments, and sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diseases of the blood system, malignant tumors or other serious life-threatening diseases; (2) diagnosed with schizophrenia, major depression, or cognitive impairment; (3) History of open surgery or anorectal surgery that may affect intestinal transmission (except hemorrhoid surgery); (4) Constipation caused by anal tumors, malformations, suspected intestinal obstruction or other organic diseases; (5) acupoint acupuncture cannot be performed due to skin diseases, limb defects or other conditions; (6) Participating in other clinical trials or receiving acupuncture treatment within 30 days prior to participating in the trial, which may affect the results of this study; (7) Acute gastrointestinal disease diagnosed within 2 weeks prior to treatment; (8) Allergic to lactulose or ketamine; (9) Pregnancy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in mean weekly spontaneous bowel movements from baseline to week 8;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Average number of bowel movements per week;Average weekly emergency defecation medication dose;Quality of life scale for constipation patients;Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale;39 patients with Parkinson's disease quality of life questionnaire;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLi Hongya

Traditional Chinese medicine hospital of Shifang

lihongya_1991@hotmail.com+86 136 6817 9931

Outcome results

None listed

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