Acupuncture in the Complementary Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Type II
ACT-DM
Acupuncture in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Supplemental Type II : Applied Clinical Intervention by Nurses Acupuncturists
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable diabetes-mellitus
Started Oct 2014
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 9, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 16, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2016
CompletedNovember 16, 2015
November 1, 2015
1.2 years
November 9, 2015
November 12, 2015
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Improvement of blood postprandial glucose levels
six week
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Improvement of Nursing Diagnoses
six week
Study Arms (2)
Group A
EXPERIMENTALLaser acupuncture
Group B
SHAM COMPARATORSimulation Laser acupuncture
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- 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)
You may not qualify if:
- 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
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Claudia Dayube Pereira
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 24900000, Brazil
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Neide Alvim, PhD
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Phd Nursing
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 9, 2015
First Posted
November 16, 2015
Study Start
October 1, 2014
Primary Completion
December 1, 2015
Study Completion
January 1, 2016
Last Updated
November 16, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-11