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Evaluating the effect of acupuncture on symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) among individuals with diabetic neuropathy: A single-blind, randomized trial study.
Zardosht, Roghayeh; Arabi, Akram; Akhlaghi, Maedeh; Javan, Roghayeh; Khosrojerdi, Maryam; Sahebkar, Mohammad.
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  • Zardosht R; Iranian Research Centre on Healthy Aging Department of operative room and anaesthetics, School of paramedical, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
  • Arabi A; Student Research Committee, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
  • Akhlaghi M; Medical Student, Student Research Committee, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
  • Javan R; Non-Communicable Disease Research Centre, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
  • Khosrojerdi M; Iranian Research Centre on Healthy Aging, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
  • Sahebkar M; School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON Canada.
J Diabetes Metab Disord ; 22(2): 1769-1778, 2023 Dec.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37975127
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the impact of acupuncture on Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) symptoms among individuals with diabetic neuropathy. Methods: In a single-blind, randomized trial conducted between 2019 and 2020, 60 patients diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy were enrolled. These participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. The intervention group received real acupuncture alongside routine treatment once a week for seven sessions, each lasting 20 min. Meanwhile, the control group received sham acupuncture as an adjunct to their routine treatment, following the same schedule. To evaluate treatment efficacy, the study assessed primary outcomes, such as pain intensity measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes included evaluating fatigue severity and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) side effects, measured using the multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI-20) and a standard questionnaire after each session. Results: No statistically significant differences in pain and fatigue scores were observed between the two groups throughout all visits, even after adjusting for baseline characteristics, age, sex, type of diabetes, discopathy, and carpal tunnel syndrome parameters (P > 0.05). The findings did not provide strong evidence supporting a significant effect of real acupuncture compared to sham acupuncture on pain and fatigue values (P = 0.267 and 0.634, respectively). However, the 95% confidence interval for pain scores (-0.35, 1.28) was inconclusive, encompassing effect sizes favoring sham acupuncture. Conclusion: Findings suggest that using acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy alongside routine treatment may not lead to a significant reduction in the symptoms of peripheral neuropathy and fatigue severity among individuals with diabetic neuropathy. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40200-023-01314-1.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Diabetes Metab Disord Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Irán Pais de publicación: Suiza

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Diabetes Metab Disord Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Irán Pais de publicación: Suiza