Development of Acupuncture treatment for patient with Parkinson's disease

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001122

Enrollment

Registered

2014-05-30

Start date

2009-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : An experienced Korean medical doctor will conduct acupuncture on patients with Parkinson's Disease over an 8 week period, after basal clinical evaluation. Treatments will provide two

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: To be eligible, participants with PD must fulfill the following criteria: (1) a confirmed diagnosis with clinically definite idiopathic PD by a neurologist; (2) All patients with PD were responsive to either levodopa or dopamine agonists; (3) male or female under 70 years of age; (4) no acupuncture or other relative treatment within the last 7days; and (5) informed consent document has been signed.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria for participants with PD are as follows: (1) has medical histories of other neurological illnesses; (2) has medical histories of cardiovascular diseases; (3) history of brain surgery for PD; (4) no acupuncture or other relative treatment within last 7 days; and (5) inability to complete research questionnaires.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
fMRI data, Hoehn & Yahr Stage (H-Y stage), Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), MMSE-K, Beck Depression Inventory ? (BDI)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD), Modified S & E ADL (Modified Schwab & England activity of daily living), FOGQ (freezing of gait questionnaire)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSujung Yeo

Kyung Hee University

Outcome results