Effect of Electroacupuncture on Sensitive Symptoms of Distal Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Its Correlation With Nerve Conduction Changes
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This is a controlled clinical trial with the aim to study the effects of electroacupuncture on neuropathic pain reduction, quality of life and changes in sensory and motor nerve conduction velocity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, beneficiaries of the familiar medical centers 20, 40 and 41 of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, at north of Mexico City, in colaboration with the human acupuncture specialty of the Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 40
Maximum Age: 75
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Patients with type 2 diabetes.
• Patients with clinical diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy.
• Patients with electrophysiological diagnosis of diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy in its different types of classification.
Locations
Other Locations
Mexico
Medical research unit in biochemistry, UMAE Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda.Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social.
RECRUITING
Mexico City
Contact Information
Primary
José de Jesús Peralta Romero, PhD
drjjperalta@gmail.com
5532318563
Backup
María Fernanda Pérez Hernández, MsC
marferperezh@gmail.com
5574021093
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-11-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 200
Treatments
Sham_comparator: Sham group
Sham acupuncture will be administered in a total of 32 sessions within five months.
Experimental: Interventional group
Electroacupuncture will be administered in a total of 32 sessions within five months.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Collaborators: Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico