Foot pain and numbness in diabetic patients Foot pain Foot numbness Polyneuropathy
Conditions
Interventions
one mL of vitamin B12 will be injected into the Zu San Li point locating within the tibialis anterior muscle. Oral vitamin B and rescue analgesic will also be prescribed. ,one mL of vitamin B12 will b
Experimental Device,Active Comparator Drug,No Intervention No treatment
Acupoint injection,Intramuscular injection,Waiting list
Sponsors
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Phramonkutklao Hospital and College of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Diagnosed as DM type2 Diagnosed as polyneuropathy by physical examination Creatinine clearance of at least 30 mg/dL White count of at least 2500/mm3 Neutrophil of at least 1500/mm3 Platelet count of at least 100,000/mm3 Consent not to change dosage of analgesics throughout the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pain and/or numbness resulting from other causes including radiculopathy, focal nerve injury or entrapment. Existence of other source soft tissue pain. Unable to comprehend Thai Pregnant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pain 0, 5th week, 11th week visual analog scale 0-10,perception of numbness 0, 5th week, 11th week percentage of improvement 0-100% | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Nerve conductivity 0, 5th week, 11th week Electrodianosis of the tibial, peroneal and sural nerves | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactWipoo Kumnerddee
Phramonkutklao College of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed