diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Group:Conventional care combined with ginger-partitioned moxibustion
Control Group: Conventional care
Sponsors
Tianhui Xu
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria Eligible participants were adults (=18 years) with confirmed diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) diagnosed after diabetes onset. Patients presented with characteristic neuropathic symptoms (spontaneous pain burning/lancinating sensations nocturnal exacerbation) predominantly in lower limbs confirmed by abnormal nerve conduction in =2 nerves (median/ulnar/peroneal motor or sensory nerves). All participants provided informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Those who combine with peripheral neuropathy not caused by other reasons such as diabetes mellitus; 2) Those with acute complications such as diabetic ketoacidosis severe infections skin breakdown of the lower limbs or hyperosmolar coma; 3) Those with skin infection skin breakdown or serious skin lesions in the moxibustion site; 4) Patients who are allergic to moxibustion; 5) Patients who have recently received other interventional therapies (e.g. acupuncture herbal foot baths physiotherapy etc.) that may affect the results of this study; (vi) Pregnant or lactating women; (vii) Patients with severe hepatic renal or cardiac insufficiency malignant tumours cardiovascular diseases or a history of severe mental illness. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Torontoclinicalscoring system; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Nerve Conduction Velocity;Self-Regulatory Scale;Chinese Medicine Evidence Scoring Criteria;Diabetes Specific Quality of Life Scale;Lubben Social Network Scale;Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactQin Wang
The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Outcome results
None listed