Acupuncture for Anxiety in Parkinson's Disease

Xiamen University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Parkinson Disease; Anxiety

Treatments: Other: Acupuncture to treat anxiety in Parkinson disease

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04729010

ITCM0005

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a single-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to see if acupuncture can safely and effectively manage anxiety in Parkinson's Disease. Eligible subjects will receive either real or sham acupuncture THREE times weekly for a total of SIX weeks.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease by authorized Neurologist.
• Patients 40-75 years of age
• Patients who have significant anxiety symptom
• Patients must be on a stable medication regimen for the treatment of PD

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who have had previous acupuncture within the past SIX months
• Patients with dementia, depression, or sleep disorder
• Patients who are currently taking medications known to affect anxiety

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Randomized Subjects receive a sham acupuncture.

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either real or sham acupuncture.

Treatment:

Other: Acupuncture to treat anxiety in Parkinson disease

Randomized Subjects receive a real acupuncture.

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either real or sham acupuncture.

Treatment:

Other: Acupuncture to treat anxiety in Parkinson disease