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Clinical efficacy of Gua Sha therapy in patients with pain in Parkinson's disease

Clinical efficacy of Gua Sha therapy in patients with pain in Parkinson's disease

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2200006849
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-12-01
Start date
2022-12-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-03-06

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

Conditions

Parkinson's disease

Interventions

Sponsors

Changshu City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) age 35-75 years old; (2) Meet diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease pain ; (3) Hoehn-Yahr grading period 2.5; (4) Brief Mental Status Test (MMSE) scale score> 22 points; (5) Visual analogue score (VAS) > 3 points; (6) if receiving anti-PD drugs/analgesic drugs, the dose is stable for at least 30 days; (7) have good reading comprehension ability, able to fill in scales by themselves or with the help of researchers; (8) all patients are required to submit an informed consent form before participating in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) those who meet the contraindications of Gua Sha such as predisposed diseases and infectious skin diseases; (2) those with severe heart, lung, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system diseases, malignant tumors, and mental disorders; (3) those who participated in other clinical trials during the intervention; (4) there are serious adverse reactions such as unpredictable drug fluctuations; (5) start analgesics or novel antiparkinson's disease drugs during the intervention; (6) there are other diseases that cause pain, such as rheumatoid arthritis, gout, etc.; (7) Depression Subscale (HADS-D) score > 11 points.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
pain;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
quality of life;sleep quality;Changes in condition;mood;Daily activities;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXU Guihua,CHEN Juping,WANG Qiuqin,HAN Yang,CHENG Weijia,XU Yuchen

Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine; Changshu City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

7115@njucm.edu.cn+86 13952049598

Outcome results

None listed

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