Manual Acupuncture (MA) for Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia (HUA)
China260 participantsStarted 2025-03-25
Plain-language summary
Assess the effectiveness of manual acupuncture in modulating serum uric acid levels among patients diagnosed with asymptomatic hyperuricemia.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* With serum uric acid (SUA) level \>7 mg/dL after 1 month of a low-purine diet.
* No history of gouty arthritis.
* Has not received uric acid-lowering drug treatment or stopped uric acid- lowering drug treatment ≥ 12 weeks.
* 18.5kg/m2 ≤ body mass index (BMI) ≤ 30.0 kg/m2.
* Can write informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with poorly controlled hypertension: systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 160mmHg, diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 100 mmHg.
* Patients with poorly controlled diabetes (hemoglobin A1c ≥ 8.4%).
* Patients with severe liver and kidney damage: chronic kidney disease (CKD) ≥ stage 2 or a serum creatinine, urea, alanine, or aspartate aminotransferase level more than twice of the upper limit.
* Patients with blood system diseases, such as acute and chronic leukemia, polycythemia, multiple myeloma, hemolytic anemia, lymphoma, or undergoing chemotherapy for multiple solid tumors.
* Patients with stroke, coronary heart disease, or severe neuropsychological diseases.
* Patients who are pregnant.
* Illiterate or unwilling to accept acupuncture treatment.
What they're measuring
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Serum uric acid (SUA)
Timeframe: Baseline and 8 weeks after randomization.