# The Efficacy of a Standardized Acupuncture Regimen and Amitriptyline Compared With Placebo as a Treatment for Pain Caused by Peripheral Neuropathy in HIV-Infected Patients

> **NCT00000817** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)** · enrollment: 260 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- HIV Infections
- Peripheral Nervous System Disease

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Amitriptyline hydrochloride
- **DRUG:** Amitriptyline hydrochloride placebo
- **PROCEDURE:** Point acupuncture

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00000817
- **Lead sponsor:** National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- **Sponsor class:** NIH
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 1994-11
- **Primary completion:** —
- **Final completion:** 1997-05
- **Target enrollment:** 260 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-11-03


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00000817

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00000817, "The Efficacy of a Standardized Acupuncture Regimen and Amitriptyline Compared With Placebo as a Treatment for Pain Caused by Peripheral Neuropathy in HIV-Infected Patients". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00000817. Licensed CC0.

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