CompletedNot Applicable

Efficacy of Acupuncture and Bee Venom Acupuncture on Patients With Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease

South Korea74 participantsStarted 2012-10

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture and bee venom acupuncture (BVA) for idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) through a sham-controlled trial and investigate whether there is sustainability of treatments effects by follow-up assessments after the end of the treatment.

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with IPD who have been on a stable dose of anti-parkinsonian medication for at least one month. * Hoehn \& Yahr scale I-IV * More than one point in two or more items (tremor, rigidity, postural instability, and bradykinesia) in the UPDRS Part III, etc. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe psychiatric or organic brain disorders other than PD, previous or current * Secondary Parkinsonism due to cerebrovascular disease, tumor, infection, etc. * Atypical Parkinsonian or Parkinson plus syndrome

What they're measuring

Change of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) parts II and III

Timeframe: baseline, up to 12 weeks, 16 weeks, and 20 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01970813

SponsorKyunghee University Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-11

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