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Acupuncture for Fatigue in Parkinson's Disease

NCT01360229 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 94

Last updated 2019-08-12

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Summary

This is a single-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to see if acupuncture can safety and effectively treat fatigue in Parkinson's Disease (PD). Eligible subjects will receive either real or sham acupuncture twice weekly for six weeks.

Conditions

  • Parkinsons Disease

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive real acupuncture. Acupuncture is a procedure in which specific body areas are pierced with fine needles for therapeutic purposes

OTHER

Acupuncture to treat fatigue in Parkinson disease

Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive sham acupuncture.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Benzi Kluger, MD · University of Colorado, Denver

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2015-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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