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Efficacy of Acupuncture and Bee Venom Acupuncture on Patients With Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease

NCT01970813 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2015-09-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture and bee venom acupuncture (BVA) for idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) through a sham-controlled trial and investigate whether there is sustainability of treatments effects by follow-up assessments after the end of the treatment.

Conditions

  • Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease

Interventions

DEVICE

acupuncture and bee venom acupuncture point injection

acupuncture and bee venom acupuncture point injection at 10 acupuncture points twice a week for 12 weeks. This intervention is added on to the conventional antiparkinsonian drugs.

DEVICE

sham acupuncture and normal saline injections

sham acupuncture and normal saline injections at 10 sham acupuncture points twice a week for 12 weeks. This intervention is added on to the conventional antiparkinsonian drugs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kyunghee University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Seong-Uk Park, Ph.D · Kyunghee University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2014-11-30
Completion
2014-11-30

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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