Status:

TERMINATED

The Effect of Acupuncture on Symptoms, Gastric Emptying Rate and Glucose Control in Patients With Diabetic Gastroparesis

Lead Sponsor:

Rabin Medical Center

Conditions:

Diabetic Gastroparesis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Diabetes affects 5.8% of the adult population in Israel (1). Gastroparesis is a syndrome characterized by delayed gastric emptying in the absence of mechanical obstruction of the stomach.Treatment wit...

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, comparative, pilot study, which will compare two treatments: acupuncture treatment vs. treatment with motilium in 30 diabetic patients with impaired glucose control and gastropar...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age: 18-80,
  • Diabetic patients of over 10 years duration with impaired glucose control, after at least 6 months of accepted treatment in a Diabetes Clinic by the study staff before inclusion in the study, who exhibit symptoms which could signify the possibility of diabetic gastroparesis.

Exclusion

  • Known hyperprolactinemia, systemic or localized neurological disturbances (myopathy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, myelopathy), with the exception of diabetic neuropathy, past stomach or esophagus surgery, pregnancy, inability to sign Informed Consent, fear of acupuncture, limb amputation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00874133

Start Date

March 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2013

Last Update

December 6 2013

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