Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture Group:Acupuncture
Thumb-tack needle Group:Thumb-tack needle
Sponsors
Nanjing Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210014, China.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
28 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with type 2 diabetes diagnosed with DPN; No adjustment of DPN-related drugs within 3 months; SNAP < 6µV or nerve conduction velocity < 42 m/s); Fibula SNAP < 10µV, fibula NLG < 42 m/s, tibia MNAP < 8 mV, tibia MNLG < 40 m/s; No history of acupuncture treatment for peripheral neuropathy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: BMI > 35 kg/m2; PN not caused by diabetes (such as alcoholism, chemotherapy, genetic causes, chronic inflammation or idiopathic PN, etc.); History of epilepsy; Coagulation dysfunction or use of anticoagulants with bleeding; Having bacterial infection or other skin diseases in the lower extremities, hindering acupuncture treatment; Lower extremity fracture within the last 3 months; Have received acupuncture treatment within the last 3 months; He is currently participating in other clinical studies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Nerve conduction velocity;VAS overall complaints, VAS pain, NPSI Total intensity score ,SES global affective pain experience,SES global sensory pain experience, DPNPI total score, SF-12 physical component scale, SF-12 mental component scale; | — |
Countries
CHINA
Contacts
Public ContactYongwen Zhang
Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210014, China.
Outcome results
None listed