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Last refreshed on: 11 April 2016
Main ID:  NCT02731677
Date of registration: 22/03/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Public title: Acupuncture as Adjuvant Therapy for Sleep Disorders in Parkinson's Disease
Scientific title: Acupuncture as Adjuvant Therapy for Sleep Disorders in Parkinson's Disease
Date of first enrolment: November 2015
Target sample size: 22
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02731677
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care  
Phase:  N/A
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Name:     NADJA ASANO, PHD
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Affiliation:  Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosed with Idiopathic Parkinson's disease

- Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) According to education

- Stages 1, 2 and 3 in the Hoehn-Yahr scale.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients who have another neurological disorder associated with Parkinson's disease

- Cardiac with pacemaker (contraindicated the use of electrotherapy).



Age minimum: 38 Years
Age maximum: 78 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Parkinson Disease
Intervention(s)
Other: Acupuncture
Primary Outcome(s)
Scale for Parkinson's disease (PDSS) [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
CAAE 49662915.4.0000.5208
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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