Can acupuncture ease myasthenia gravis symptoms? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT05230082
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether acupuncture can improve quality of life and daily activities for people with myasthenia gravis, a condition that causes muscle weakness. Twenty-four adults received acupuncture twice a week for 12 weeks, with some starting immediately and others after a delay. Researchers measured changes using questionnaires about quality of life and daily functioning.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- acupuncture
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-drug way to ease symptoms and improve daily life for people with myasthenia gravis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 24 people. Results may not apply to everyone, and acupuncture may not provide meaningful benefit.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
May 2022
- Finished
-
Apr 2024
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 to 80 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
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
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Myasthenia gravis are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
HealthPartners Neuroscience Center
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55130, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Could targeted exercises turn down fatigue in myasthenia gravis?
- Can tracking daily life unlock myasthenia gravis mysteries?
- Can engineered immune cells tame a debilitating autoimmune disease?
- Can pregnancy and neurological disease coexist safely? a new registry seeks answers
- Can DNA reveal the roots of a rare muscle disease?
- Can a simple blood test unlock the secrets of brain autoimmune diseases?