NCT01296308

Complementary and Integrative Therapy for Diabetic Neuropathy

Effectiveness of a Complementary and Integrative Therapy in Diabetic Neuropathy Patients.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 6 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universität Duisburg-Essen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Despite the long tradition of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies there are hardly any interventional trials on type 2 diabetes mellitus. Hence this pilot study aims to investigate the influence of a two weeks integrative inpatient therapy on the quality of life in 50 patients suffering from diabetic neuropathy. Integrative treatment includes aspects of conventional and traditional European and Chinese medicine, mind-body medicine, physical therapy and lifestyle modification (nutrition advices, stress management and exercise training). The observational design intends four measurement points: tree months before (T0), directly before (T1), directly after treatment (T2) and three months follow-up (T3). The subjective evaluation of the neuropathy-related quality of life was combined with neurophysiologic instruments (QST), to measure neuropathic symptoms. Also pain intensity, locus of control, interpretation of illness, coping style, anxiety/depression, life satisfaction and several biomarkers (HbA1c, ABI, WHR and BMI) are measured. In addition a qualitative interview should give a view to patient perspective of therapy process.

Conditions

• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
• Diabetic Neuropathy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	inpatient integrative treatment	two weeks inpatient integrative therapy: conventional medicine, traditional European and Chinese medicine (TCM), mind-body medicine, physical therapy, lifestyle modification program: nutrition advices, stress management, exercise training

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2012-07-01
• Completion: 2012-07-01
• First posted: 2011-02-15
• Last updated: 2012-07-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany