Clinical trial · Interventional
Acupuncture in Myasthenia Gravis (AcuMG)
Acupuncture Treatment for Individuals With Myasthenia Gravis
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of the study is to determine the effect acupuncture treatment on individuals with a diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis (MG). A total of 20 people with MG will be enrolled in this study to receive acupuncture treatment 2 times a week for 12 weeks. Participants will be randomized into two groups: 1) Immediate start and 2) Delayed start (12 weeks). The delayed start group will act as a control group for the first 12 weeks, but then receive acupuncture treatment for 12 weeks. It is hypothesized that patients with MG who receive acupuncture treatment will have improved quality of life and activities of daily living compared to no treatment.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myasthenia Gravis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Immediate Start
- description
- Patients will receive acupuncture treatment two times per week for 12 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Other: Acupuncture
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Delayed start
- description
- Patients will act as control group for the first 12 weeks then will receive acupuncture treatment two times per week for 12 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Other: Acupuncture
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- To Determine the Effect of Acupuncture on Quality of Life in Patients With MG
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Ability to provide and provision of signed and dated informed consent form * Age 18-80 * Diagnosis of MG Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking * Participation in acupuncture treatment outside of the study, while enrolled * History of any other serious neurological, psychiatric, chronic pain disorders, or seizures * History of bleeding diathesis, other bleeding disorders, or syncope with needle puncture * History of cardiac arrhythmia or current pacemaker, neurostimulator, or other implanted stimulation device * Recent or active substance use disorder * Women who are currently pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant during the study * Any other medical conditions that could affect their ability to participate in acupuncture treatments for the study duration (as determined by study investigators) * Active participation or past participation ≤3 months in any other interventional study. * Unwilling to participate in all study related activities
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