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Effect of Acupuncture on Visual Acuity and Visual Field in Patients With Primary Open-angle Glaucoma

NCT05247762 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2024-04-10

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the therapeutic effect of acupuncture at the Jingming and the Qiuhou acupoints on the visual acuity and visual field in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma.

Participants will get acupuncture or Wangbuliu Xingzi Paste (sham acupuncture) on both sides of the Jingming and the Qiuhou, once a week, once for 20 minutes, for 24 weeks.

Researchers will compare acupuncture group and sham acupuncture group to see if the visual acuity, visual field, intraocular pressure, optic nerve fiber layer thickness, serum homocysteine concentration, and scores on the WHOQOL-REF (Taiwan version) scale would be improved.

Conditions

  • Primary Open-angle Glaucoma

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture

The stainless steel needles are used to insert into the two points of Jingming and the Qiuhou, and der-qi, once a week, once for 20 minutes, for 24 consecutive weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • China Medical University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ching-Liang Hsieh, Ph.D · Professor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-28
Primary Completion
2023-11-30
Completion
2023-11-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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