Acupuncture in the Complementary Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Type II (ACT-DM)

NEIDE APARECIDA TITONELLI ALVIM

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus

Treatments: Other: Laser acupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02605889

772.509

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomized clinical research, with triple blinded multicenter involving the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, through the School of Nursing Anna Nery, as a proponent and research coordinator; and as a collaborative educational institutions, the Federal University of Espirito Santo, represented by the Department of Nursing; and the Higher School of Sciences of the Santa Casa de Misericordia de Vitoria, through the Master's Programme in Public Policy and Local Development.

As Research, the study covers health units of the Municipal Family Health Maricá / Rio de Janeiro, the Municipal Victoria Health / Holy Spirit, beyond the scope of Integrated Project Research-Service (PIPA), linked to Nursing Anna Nery / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

The object of investigation is the effectiveness of acupuncture in nursing care in complementary treatment of adult patients Diabetes Mellitus type II.

Full description

This study has the general objective to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture as a complementary treatment to medication used in patients with diabetes mellitus type II, based on the nursing diagnoses.

Enrollment: 132 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Be in possession of Diabetes Mellitus Type II only
• It is undergoing treatment for at least 1 year properly prescribed (to be confirmed with the medication of revenue)
• Report difficulties in glycemic control, regular saving measures higher than recommended by the Brazilian Society of Diabetes (postprandial up to 180mg / dl)

Exclusion criteria

• Have a lower limb amputated or part of them (because of the location of the selected acupoints for the treatment protocol)
• Be insulin
• Being a smoker
• Be alcoholic
• Be in drug treatment for other diseases including obesity
• Be making specific diet for weight loss
• Practicing regular physical activity
• Be in possession of cancer
• Being pregnant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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132 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Laser acupuncture

Treatment:

Other: Laser acupuncture

Group B

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Simulation Laser acupuncture

Treatment:

Other: Laser acupuncture