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The Clinical Effects of Acupuncture in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The Clinical Effects of Acupuncture in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial - Effectiveness of acupuncture for Parkinson's Disease.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000007773
Enrollment
40
Registered
2012-04-16
Start date
2010-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Parkinson&#39

Interventions

standard acupuncture low frequency acupuncture

Sponsors

Meiji University of Integrative Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Parkinson disease patients who are in stage 1 to 3 (HY) at the on period. 2)Not change taking medications within 3 months before starting this study. 3) Subjects who gave the written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)PD-related disorders and other neurodegenrative diseases. 2) The change of medications in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
PDRS(Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale), F wave, Long Loop Reflex—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Timed Up and Go test—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasato Egawa

Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Department of Geriatric Acupuncture and Moxibustion

m_egawa@meiji-u.ac.jp

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026