Diabetes-related peripheral neuropathy (DPN).. Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic neuropathy, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The treatment group, in addition to routine therapies, will be treated with real acupuncture as a complementary therapy for seven sessions and once a week for 20 mi
Sponsors
Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with their neuropathy are caused by type 1 and type 2 diabetes Patients with a pain score of 3 or more are in the form of an assessment of the visual scale of the pain. Patients aged 40 to 60 years. Patients with at least 10 years of diabetes.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with diabetic foot ulcer Patients who drink alcohol or use tobacco. Patients who use immunosuppressive drugs have interfered with the interpretation of results. Patients whose neuropathy is caused by other disorders, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, AIDS, etc. Unwillingness to complete questionnaires and do acupuncture
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determine the amount of pain. Timepoint: Measuring the amount of pain at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and at the end of each session for seven sessions (weekly) after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determine fatigue. Timepoint: Fatigue measurement at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and at the end of each session for seven sessions (weekly) after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20= MFI-20. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMohammad Sahebkar
Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed