{"type":"trials","record":{"id":35818,"source_id":"clinicaltrials-gov","external_id":"NCT05431010","title":"Efficacy on Walking Ability of Electroacupuncture Therapy in Elderly Patients With Sarcopenia","brief_summary":"Introduction: The efficacy of existing therapies for the treatment of sarcopenia is still not satisfactory. Therefore, this randomized controlled, assessor-blinded study was designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture(EA) therapy in elderly patients with sarcopenia. Methods and analysis: This randomized controlled trial will enroll 120 elderly patients with sarcopenia. Subjects will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either EA combined with rehabilitation training group or rehabilitation training group through a central computerized randomization system. Primary outcome measure is lower limb mobility, including 6-minute walk test、timed get up and go test, and short physical performance battery. Secondary outcome measures include lower limb muscle mass and lower limb muscle strength. Outcome assessment will be conducted before the intervention, at 12 weeks after the intervention and at the end of the 12-week follow-up. Adverse reactions will be evaluated during the trial. Conclusion: This research will provide evidence to clarify whether EA is effective and safe in the treatment of sarcopenia.","overall_status":"Recruiting","phases":[],"study_type":"INTERVENTIONAL","sponsor":"The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University","enrollment":120,"countries":["China"],"start_date":"2022-07-02","completion_date":"2026-12-31","last_update_date":"2026-02-24","source_url":"https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05431010","editorial_summary":"A registered study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Recruiting. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.","first_seen_at":"2026-09-25T01:20:24.196666+00:00","last_seen_at":"2026-09-25T06:10:25.747+00:00","metadata":{"sex":"ALL","acronym":null,"age_range":"60 Years to 95 Years","comparator":"rehabilitation training only","organization":"The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University","interventions":["electroacupuncture","Rehabilitation Training"],"registry_source":"ClinicalTrials.gov","outcome_measures":["6min walk test — 12 weeks","time to get up and go(TGUG) — 12 weeks","short physical performance battery (SPPB) — 12 weeks","lower extremity skeletal muscle mass — 12 weeks","appendicular skeletal muscle mass(ASMM) — 12 weeks","calf circumference — 12 weeks","knee flexion and extension strength — 12 weeks","grip strength — 12 weeks"],"design_description":"RANDOMIZED · PARALLEL · TREATMENT · SINGLE","source_has_results":false},"controlled_terms":["Sarcopenia","electroacupuncture","Rehabilitation Training"],"relevance_confidence":100,"source_quality_score":100,"freshness_score":85,"publication_state":"published","match_explanation":"Title contains controlled term: sarcopenia.","quality_checked_at":"2026-09-25T06:10:37.875473+00:00","duplicate_cluster_key":"id:nct05431010","duplicate_of_id":null,"evidence_snapshot":{"status":"structured","version":1,"duration":"2022-07-02 to 2026-12-31","comparator":"rehabilitation training only","confidence":"structured-source","population":"ALL · 60 Years to 95 Years","provenance":{"duration":"start_date and completion_date","comparator":"registry arm fields","population":"registry eligibility fields","intervention":"registry intervention fields","participants":"enrollment","study_design":"study_type and registry design fields","evidence_stage":"phases","reported_outcome":"not available","outcomes_measured":"registry outcome-measure fields"},"generated_at":"2026-09-25T06:10:25.799Z","intervention":["electroacupuncture","Rehabilitation Training"],"participants":120,"study_design":"RANDOMIZED · PARALLEL · TREATMENT · SINGLE","subject_scope":"Human clinical study registration","evidence_stage":"Phase not reported","safety_context":"Eligibility, adverse-event details, and clinical decisions must be checked in the official registry and with qualified clinicians.","source_support":"Structured registry protocol metadata; no finding-level conclusion is generated.","main_limitation":"This is a study registration. No reusable structured result is available here, so it cannot show whether the intervention worked or was safe.","reported_outcome":null,"outcomes_measured":["6min walk test — 12 weeks","time to get up and go(TGUG) — 12 weeks","short physical performance battery (SPPB) — 12 weeks","lower extremity skeletal muscle mass — 12 weeks","appendicular skeletal muscle mass(ASMM) — 12 weeks","calf circumference — 12 weeks","knee flexion and extension strength — 12 weeks","grip strength — 12 weeks"],"regulatory_context":"Trial registration is not regulatory approval and does not establish that an intervention is available."},"clinical_trial_topics":[{"topic_slug":"sarcopenia","is_published":true,"match_reasons":["Title contains controlled term: sarcopenia.","Abstract contains controlled term: sarcopenia.","Source terminology contains: sarcopenia.","Title supplies longevity context: elderly.","Study type is explicitly identified as INTERVENTIONAL."],"matched_fields":["title","abstract","controlled terminology","title context","study type"],"relevance_score":100,"intelligence_topics":{"name":"Sarcopenia","slug":"sarcopenia"}}],"content_sources":{"name":"ClinicalTrials.gov","homepage_url":"https://clinicaltrials.gov/"}},"canonical_url":"https://www.immortal.life/trials/35818","automation_disclosure":"Generated automatically from cited source metadata. No scientist, clinician, researcher, editor, or human reviewer evaluates this publication before release."}