Status:

UNKNOWN

Precision Medical Diagnosis and Acupuncture Treatment for Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Conditions:

Parkinson Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study integrates traditional Chinese medicine syndromes and pulse diagnosis, and uses laser vibration overlay and functional cerebral angiography to understand the efficacy of scalp acupuncture a...

Detailed Description

Traditional Chinese medicine does not have the term " Parkinson's disease". According to the symptoms of the disease, it is closer to the "Liver wind", "Vibration" and "Chatter" in Chinese medicine. S...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosed as Idiopathic Parkinsonism by Neurologist
  • Have taken first line drugs more than three months
  • Did not take any acupuncture or rehabilitation
  • Voluntary

Exclusion

  • Taking anticancer drug now or diagnosed as depression, psychosis or other mental illnesses
  • Medical history of stroke or dementia
  • Taking anticoagulant now or having coagulation disorders
  • Scalp infection
  • Pregnant women
  • Patient with irregular heartbeat, implanted artificial cardiac pacemaker or implanted cardioverter-defibrillator
  • Belonephobia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03791983

Start Date

February 1 2019

End Date

December 31 2021

Last Update

January 24 2019

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