NCT06874803Recruiting
Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Motor Symptoms in Early Parkinson's Disease
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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Jul 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 24 Feb 2025
- Start date
- 1 Aug 2024
- Primary completion date
- 31 Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Jiani Wu
- Diseases
- Parkinson disease
- NCT number
- NCT06874803
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 60
- From 1 Aug 2024 to the primary completion date, 31 Aug 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Prior history of deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery.
- Prior treatment with acupuncture or moxibustion within the past three months.
Other illness
- Diagnosed with Parkinson-plus syndromes or other secondary parkinsonism.
- Severe cerebrovascular disease, brain trauma, or history of craniotomy.
- Severe dementia or psychiatric disorders that prevent cooperation with study procedures.
- Severe coagulation disorders.
- Presence of severe systemic organ dysfunction (cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, endocrine, or metabolic disorders).
- History of allergic reaction to acupuncture or moxibustion.
Other
- Participants meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded:
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
- Participation in another clinical trial within the past three months.
Who the study is looking for
- Participants must meet all of the following criteria:
- 1\. Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) according to the 2016 Chinese 2. Diagnostic Criteria for Parkinson's Disease.
- 3\. Hoehn-Yahr stage \<3 (mild to moderate PD). 4. Age between 30 and 80 years (inclusive). 5. Signed informed consent indicating voluntary participation.
Age in the registry: 30 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guang'anmen Hospita, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Beijing | China | Recruiting |
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