NCT03755960 (ACUDPN) is a NA clinical trial of acupuncture in Diabetic Neuropathy, sponsored by Benno Brinkhaus.

Who is sponsoring NCT03755960?

NCT03755960 is sponsored by Benno Brinkhaus.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03755960?

Interventions in NCT03755960: acupuncture, routine care.

What condition does NCT03755960 study?

NCT03755960 studies Diabetic Neuropathy.

Is NCT03755960 still recruiting?

NCT03755960 is currently completed. Last updated 15 April 2021.

Last reviewed 2021-04-15 · How we verify

NCT03755960: ACUDPN

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

ACUpuncture in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Completed NA Last updated 15 April 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing acupuncture in Diabetic Neuropathy in 62 participants. Completed in 1 April 2021.

Timeline

2 March 2019

Primary endpoint
1 April 2021

1 April 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Benno Brinkhaus
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	62
Start date	2 March 2019
Primary completion	1 April 2021
Estimated completion	1 April 2021
Sites	2 locations across Germany

Drugs / interventions tested

acupuncture — full drug profile →
routine care

Conditions studied

Diabetic Neuropathy — all drugs for Diabetic Neuropathy →

Sponsor

Benno Brinkhaus

Who can join

Adults 18 to 70, any sex, with Diabetic Neuropathy. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Multicentric,randomized, two-armed confirmatory trial on the effectiveness of acupuncture in patients with symptomatic peripheral diabetic neuropathy compared to routine care.

Publications & conference data

7 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Acupuncture in Patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy-Related Complaints: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
Dietzel J, Habermann IV, Hörder S, Hahn K, et al · · 2023 · cited 16× · PMID 36983105 · DOI 10.3390/jcm12062103
Acupuncture in diabetic peripheral neuropathy-neurological outcomes of the randomized acupuncture in diabetic peripheral neuropathy trial.
Hoerder S, Habermann IV, Hahn K, Meyer-Hamme G, et al · · 2023 · cited 10× · PMID 38222786 · DOI 10.4239/wjd.v14.i12.1813
Recent updates in the treatment of diabetic polyneuropathy.
Fan Q, Gordon Smith A. · · 2022 · cited 8× · PMID 36311537 · DOI 10.12703/r/11-30
Acupuncture in diabetic peripheral neuropathy-protocol for the randomized, multicenter ACUDPN trial.
Dietzel J, Hörder S, Habermann IV, Meyer-Hamme G, et al · · 2021 · cited 8× · PMID 33637134 · DOI 10.1186/s13063-021-05110-1
Reliability of a novel point of care device for monitoring diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Grabowska W, King R, Roll S, Habermann IV, et al · · 2023 · cited 1× · PMID 37923763 · DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-45841-6
Patients' experiences with acupuncture for diabetic polyneuropathy as part of a randomized controlled trial (ACUDPN) - a qualitative study.
Bolster M, Dietzel J, Habermann IV, Hörder S, et al · · 2025 · PMID 40890741 · DOI 10.1186/s12906-025-05064-w
Acupuncture in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy - Protocol for the Randomized, Multicenter ACUDPN Trial.
Dietzel J, Hörder S, Habermann I, Roll S, et al · · 2021 · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-178915/v1

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03755960 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Benno Brinkhaus
Last refreshed: 15 April 2021

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