Parkinson's disease
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture group:Qi Huang Needle Treatment
Comfort needle group:Comfort needle treatment
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
25 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Meets the diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease; 2)Has a history of Parkinson's disease for 5 years or more; 3)Is in Hoehn-Yahr stages 1-4; 4)Can walk for more than 6 minutes without using equipment; 5)Ages between 25 and 80; 6)Has a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of =24.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Parkinson's syndrome due to various causes such as cerebrovascular disease and poisoning, progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple system atrophy, Lewy body dementia, and corticobasal degeneration; 2) Those with significant major diseases, including severe liver or kidney failure, blood disorders, tumors, endocrine diseases, or chronic pain; 3) A history of other neurological disorders (such as stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis) or psychiatric conditions (like severe depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder); 4) Currently pregnant; 5) History of heart pacemaker implantation or surgery involving implanted devices (arteriovenous malformation clips or brain or spinal cord electrodes).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Gait speed and stride length; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part III;Freezing of Gait Questionnaire;Timed Up and Go Test,TUGT;The frequency and dosage of basic treatment drugs for Parkinson's disease; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhenhu Chen
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed