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Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Motor Symptoms in Early Parkinson's Disease
Sponsor: Jiani Wu
Summary
This study evaluates the clinical effect and safety of acupuncture combined with moxibustion in improving motor symptoms of early-stage Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients, by assessing the changes in UPDRS scores. It also explores objective factors affecting the acupuncture effect and investigates the functional MRI mechanisms of acupuncture in PD treatment.
Official title: Effect of "Qi-Tonifying, Yang-Warming, and Water-Resolving" Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Motor Symptom Improvement in Early Parkinson's Disease (WARMED): A Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
30 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2024-08-01
Completion Date
2026-08-31
Last Updated
2025-07-20
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture and Moxibustion (AM)
Acupuncture and moxibustion group (AM): Acupuncture at Shuifen (CV9), bilateral Yinlingquan (SP9), bilateral Zhongliao (BL33), and bilateral Weiyang (BL39), combined with moxibustion at Shuifen (CV9) and Zhongliao (BL33).
Sham Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Sham-AM)
Sham acupuncture and moxibustion group (sham-AM): Acupuncture at non-acuipoints of bilateral Hegu (LI4) and bilateral Zusanli (ST36), with fake moxibustion at Shuifen (CV9) and bilateral Zhongliao (BL33).
Locations (1)
Guang'anmen Hospita, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China