Status:

RECRUITING

A Study Assessing the Effects of Acupuncture in Parkinson's Disease Patients With Chronic Appendicitis

Lead Sponsor:

The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China

Conditions:

Parkinson's Disease

Chronic Appendicitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The incidence of PD is high, and when the disease is serious to a certain extent, the effect of drugs to control symptoms decreases, resulting in a significant reduction in the quality of life of pati...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients presenting with bradykinesia, combined with resting tremor and/or myotonia.
  • Appendix CT suggested chronic appendicitis evaluated by two experienced experts.
  • All subjects and their guardians give informed consent to the content of this study and sign informed consent.
  • Normal coagulation function.
  • If the patient had taken oral anti-PD drugs, it had been stable for at least 2 weeks at enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Treatment with dopamine blockers or dopamine depleters in doses and time courses consistent with drug-induced parkinsonism.
  • Neuroimaging examination of presynaptic dopaminergic system function was normal.
  • Patients who had suffered severe brain trauma or underwent complex craniotomy within 5 years prior to enrollment.
  • Cognitive disorders that are not on the Parkinson's spectrum, such as Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, and Niemann-Pick disease, have been diagnosed.
  • People diagnosed with severe neuropsychiatric disorders (epilepsy, bipolar disorder, major depressive episode, etc.) according to DSM-V.
  • Complicated with serious systemic diseases, disorders of consciousness, stroke, serious coronary heart disease, diabetes, liver and kidney diseases, and serious visual and hearing disorders.
  • Patients with severe organic or functional dysphagia;Those who were deemed by the researcher to be unable to complete the visit and auxiliary examination as required by the study protocol.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

84 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06304285

Start Date

March 1 2024

End Date

December 31 2026

Last Update

March 12 2024

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The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China

Hefei, Anhui, China, 230001

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