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Register: JPRN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2023
Main ID:  JPRN-UMIN000007773
Date of registration: 16/04/2012
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Meiji University of Integrative Medicine
Public title: The Clinical Effects of Acupuncture in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Scientific title: The Clinical Effects of Acupuncture in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial - Effectiveness of acupuncture for Parkinson's Disease.
Date of first enrolment: 2010/08/01
Target sample size: 40
Recruitment status: Complete: follow-up complete
URL:  https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000009088
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Parallel Randomized  
Phase:  Not applicable
Countries of recruitment
Japan
Contacts
Name:     Kenji Namura
Address:  Hioshi-cho, Nantan-shi, Kyoto 629-0392, Japan Japan
Telephone: 0771-72-1221
Email:
Affiliation:  Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Name:     Masato Egawa
Address:  Japan
Telephone:
Email: m_egawa@meiji-u.ac.jp
Affiliation:  Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Department of Geriatric Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria: 1)PD-related disorders and other neurodegenrative diseases. 2) The change of medications in this study.

Age minimum: Not applicable
Age maximum: Not applicable
Gender: Male and Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Parkinson's Disease
Intervention(s)
standard acupuncture
low frequency acupuncture
Primary Outcome(s)
PDRS(Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale), F wave, Long Loop Reflex
Secondary Outcome(s)
Timed Up and Go test
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Meiji University of Integrative Medicine
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: YES
Approval date:
Contact:
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed: 01/08/2011
URL:
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