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Acupuncture in the treatment of Early-Onset Parkinson's Disease: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Study

Acupuncture in the treatment of Early-Onset Parkinson's Disease: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2024000074
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-05-22
Start date
2024-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-29

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

Conditions

Early onset Parkinson's disease

Interventions

sham acupuncture group:sham acupuncture
wait-list group:none

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
25 Years to 49 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Meet the diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease; 2. Age 25-49 years; 3. Hoehn-Yahr stage 1-4; 4. Clear consciousness, stable vital signs, and able to communicate normally; 5. Willing to sign an informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded if they meet any of the following aspects: 1.Parkinsonism syndrome and Parkinson plus syndrome caused by cerebrovascular disease, poisoning and other causes; 2. Presence of serious diseases such as severe liver or kidney disease, blood disorders, tumors, endocrine diseases, or pain; 3. Concurrent participation in other drug and acupuncture clinical trials; 4. Communication barriers such as mental illness, hearing impairment, or cognitive impairment; 5. History of alcohol abuse or drug abuse; 6. Contraindications to acupuncture, such as ableeding tendency or local infection at acupoints; 7.Pregnant or planning to become pregnant.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy;Parkinson's Disease Daily Quality of Life-39 ;diffusion tensor imaging;Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging;Parkinson's disease non-motor Symptom Assessment Scale;Synapsys human posture balance system;musculoskeletal ultrasound;3D gait analysis;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactNanbu Wang

State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

nanbuwang@gzucm.edu.cn+86 139 0306 3126

Outcome results

None listed

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