ACUpuncture in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2021-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

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

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Benno Brinkhaus
• Collaborator: Karl and Veronica Carstens Foundation
• Treatments: Anticonvulsants; Antidepressive Agents

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria, among others:

• Diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in diabetes mellitus Type 2

• Males and females aged >18yrs < 70yrs

• Minimum overall complaints of minimum 40mm on a visual analogue scale (VAS)

• Completed titration of pain medication against diabetic peripheral neuropathy

• Pathological nerve conduction velocity and amplitude of N. suralis ( <42meter/second and or < 6 mikroVolt)

Exclusion Criteria, among others:

• Very severe diabetic peripheral neuropathy with muscular weakness of proximal leg muscles

• Neuropathy due to other reasons such as borrelia infection, HIV, hereditary, alcohol toxic, or related to history of neurotoxic drugs.

• Severe peripheral artery disease Fontaine stage IV

• Ulcers or gangrenous lesions of the feet