Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Nervous System Diseases Diabetic polyneuropathy
Conditions
Interventions
Patients are randomised to receive the following treatments:
1. Acupuncture using the Wentong method and the He?santong method
Main points: Yanglingquan, Zusanli, Taixi
Sponsors
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University (China)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient has diabetic peripheral neuropathy 2. Patient aged 18 to 70 years 3. Michigan diabetic neuropathy score (MDNS) of 7 to 29 4. Fasting blood glucose (FBG) less than or equal to 8.0mmol/L, Postprandial Plasma Glucose (PPG) less than or equal to 11.0 mmol/L 5. Patient providing informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient suffering from acute complications of diabetes within one month 2. Patients with spinal cord injury, spinal deformity, stroke sequela and neuromuscular disorders or peripheral neuropathy caused by other factors (such as heredity, alcoholism, uremia, infection, malnutrition, drug intoxication and metal intoxication) 3. Patient having epilepsy or mental illness 4. Patient having arteriovenous disease 5. Patient having the following complications: serious primary diseases of other systems, abnormal liver and kidney function, overwhelming infection or advanced tumor 6. Dipsomanias 7. Drug abuse over the past five years or been exposed to chemical poisons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome score at baseline, after treatment for 4 and 8 weeks, and after 4 weeks of completing the treatment 2. Nerve electrophysiological examination at baseline and after 8 weeks treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| MDNS at baseline, after treatment for 4 and 8 weeks and after 4 weeks of completing the treatment | — |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed