Efficacy of intraorbital electroacupuncture for diabetic abducens nerve palsy: study protocol for a prospective single-center randomized controlled trial

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摘要 Abducensnervepalsy(ANP)iscommonlyseeninpatientswithdiabetesmellitus.ThevalidityofacupunctureasatraditionalChinesemedicinemethodinperipheralnerverepairiswellestablished.However,itsefficacyinrandomizedcontrolledtrialsremainsunclear.Herein,wedesignedaprotocolforaprospective,single-center,randomizedcontrolledtrialtoinvestigatetheeffectofintraorbitalelectroacupunctureondiabeticANP.Weplantorecruit60patientswithdiabeticANP,andrandomlydividethemintotreatmentandcontrolgroups.Patientsinbothgroupswillcontinuetheirglucose-loweringtherapy.Aneuralnutritiondrugwillbegiventobothgroupsforsixweeks.Thetreatmentgroupwillalsoreceiveintraorbitalelectroacupuncturetherapy.Wewillassessefficacyoftreatment,eyeballmovement,diplopiadeviationandthelevelsoffastingblood-glucoseandglycosylatedhemoglobinbeforetreatmentat2,4,and6weeksaftertreatment.Theefficacyandrecurrencewillbeinvestigatedduringfollow-up(1monthafterintervention).ThisprotocolwasregisteredatChineseClinicalTrialRegistryon16January2015(ChiCTR-IPR-15005836).ThisstudywasapprovedbytheEthicsCommitteeofFirstAffiliatedHospitalofHarbinMedicalUniversityofChina(approvalnumber:201452).AllprotocolswillbeinaccordancewithDeclarationofHelsinki,formulatedbytheWorldMedicalAssociation.Writteninformedconsentwillbeprovidedbyparticipants.WeenvisagethattheresultsofthisclinicaltrialwillprovideevidenceforpromotingclinicaluseofthisnewtherapyformanagementofANP.
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出版日期 2017年05月15日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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