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Effects of acupuncture treatment on gait disturbance in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Effects of acupuncture treatment on gait disturbance in patients with Parkinson's disease. - Acupuncture for gait disturbance in Parkinson's Disease.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000010139
Enrollment
40
Registered
2013-02-28
Start date
2013-03-01
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 mild 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
UPDRS (Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
floor reaction force, step length, gait speed, face scale—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasato Egawa

Meiji University of Oriental Medicine Department of Health Promoting and Geriatric Acupuncture and Moxibustion

m_egawa@meiji-u.ac.jp0771-72-1181

Outcome results

None listed

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