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ACUpuncture in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

NCT03755960 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 62

Last updated 2021-04-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Multicentric,randomized, two-armed confirmatory trial on the effectiveness of acupuncture in patients with symptomatic peripheral diabetic neuropathy compared to routine care.

Conditions

  • Diabetic Neuropathy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

acupuncture

semistandardized selection of acupuncture points according to the clinical presentation of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) symptoms; 12 treatments over 8 weeks

DRUG

routine care

pharmacological routine care (antidepressants, anticonvulsants, opioids, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Karl and Veronica Carstens Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Benno Brinkhaus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Benno Brinkhaus, MD, PhD · Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-03-02
Primary Completion
2021-04-01
Completion
2021-04-01

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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