Effect of Electroacupuncture on Sensitive Symptoms of Distal Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Effect of Electroacupuncture on Sensitive Symptoms of Distal Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Its Correlation With Nerve Conduction Changes
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
200 participants
Nov 1, 2021
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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
Inclusion Criteria3
- 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.
Exclusion Criteria9
- Type 1 Diabetes or gestational diabetes.
- Systemic autoimmune diseases.
- Hematological disorders.
- HIV diagnosis.
- Cancer in treatment.
- Pregnancy.
- Other types of neurological disorders or neuropathies.
- Intervention with acupuncture six months previously.
- Patients with pacemarkers.
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Interventions
Intervention consists of a total of 32 sessions, divided into two intervention cycles, that is, 16 sessions over two months, with a rest period of one month in between. EA is applied for 20 minutes at an alternating frequency of 2 Hz. Acupunctural points are Zusanli (E36), Fenlong (E40), Yinlingquan (B9), Sanyinjiao (B6), Taichong (H3) and Zulinqi (VB41).
Intervention consists of a total of 32 sessions, divided into two intervention cycles, that is, 16 sessions over two months, with a rest period of one month in between. Sham acupuncture will be applied using a nonpuncture device without electrical stimulation at the same acupunctural points as in the EA group.
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NCT05521737