Effect of electroacupuncture for pain relief in diabetic distal symmetric polyneuropathy: a pilot randomized clinical trial
CNIC-IMSS (R-2020-785-070; registered prospectively on May 26th, 2020), CONBIOÉTICA (09CEI00920160601), COFEPRIS (CI: 17 CI 09 015 006), ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05521737; retrospectively registered on August 30th, 2022; first participant enrolled December 2021), and the International Clinical Trials Registry platform (ISRCTN97391213, retrospectively registered on September 12th, 2022).
Authors
- Meg Mendoza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6272-8343)
- Alejandra Aguirre Guerrero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5725-1818)
- Germán Velázquez-García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7000-2285)
- Jesús Peralta‐Romero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5426-5555)
- Jose Diaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6162-8765)
- Alejandra Calderón-Vallejo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6367-9124)
- Vera Denisse Flores Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2243-1823)
- María Esther Ocharan-Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0433-8116)
- Daniel Cuauhtémoc Gómez-Jiménez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4844-4885)
- María Fernanda Pérez Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2141-7804)
- Víctor Manuel Macías-Zaragoza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7799-866X)
- Miguel Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4280-4501)
- Sergio de Jesús Aguilar-Castillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5670-4324)
- Eduardo Rodríguez Guerrero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9395-4561)
- Mónica Luz Gómez Esquivel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4278-5216)
- Macedonia Guadalupe Moreno Tovar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1913-4821)
- Juan Manuel Ordóñez Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8765-6046)
- Karla Aridahí Peña Juárez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2546-8250)
- Ximena Miranda Gastelum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1569-4398)
- Sofia Romo Dueñas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4237-2658)
Institutions
- Mexican Social Security Institute (MX)
- Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI (MX)
- Universidad Cuauhtémoc (MX)
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional (MX)
- Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (MX)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-05135-y
- Primary Topic
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
- Secretaría de Estado de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación