6 completed, 2 terminated, 1 active not recruiting. 4 Not applicable, 2 Phase 2, 1 Early Phase 1.
| Phase | Trials | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Not applicable | 4 | Completed 2, Active not recruiting 1, Terminated 1 |
| Phase 2 | 2 | Completed 2 |
| Early Phase 1 | 1 | Completed 1 |
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| Trial | Phase | Status | Sponsor | Enrollment | Start | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effects of Hirudotherapy, Phytotherapy, and Forest Therapy in Adults With Reduced Work Capacity or Special Needs Phytotherapy, Forest Therapy, Hirudotherapy - Participation Level Below 55% and/or Special Needs | Not applicable | Active not recruiting | Klaipėda University | 100 | 2026-04-15 | 2026-07-16 |
| Complementary Medicine Practices in Chronic Low Back Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial Leech, Conventional Physiotherapy, Kinesiotape - Back Pain, Leeches | Not applicable | Completed | Uskudar University | 60 | 2024-05-09 | 2024-07-22 |
| Investigation of Oxidant-antioxidant Status in Patients Treated With Hirudotherapy leech therapy - Leeches | Not applicable | Completed | Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University | 12317546 | 2021-03-29 | 2022-06-30 |
| Risk Benefit Ratio of Hirudotherapy: Retrospective Single-center Study of 37 Cases Over a Period of 9 Years Leech Therapy - Leeches, Healthcare Associated Infection | Completed | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens | 37 | 2020-12-15 | 2020-12-21 | |
| Effectiveness and Safety of Breeded Leech for Symptomatic Primary Arthrosis of the First Carpometacarpal Joint Leeches, Diclofenac - Rhizarthrosis | Not applicable | Terminated | Charite University, Berlin, Germany | 52 | 2017-01-01 | 2019-02-12 |
| Acupoint Application in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris (AASAP) Herbal plaster ( styrax, borneol, frankincense, santalum,trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim, allium macrostemon Bunge, leech), acupoint, Aspirin: 100mg qd; Metoprolol：25mg bid; Ramipril:5mg qd; Atorvastatin:20mg qn. - Stable Angina Pectoris | Early Phase 1 | Completed | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 200 | 2012-10-01 | 2020-02-17 |
| Leech Therapy for Postherpetic Neuralgia Leech therapy - Postherpetic Neuralgia | Terminated | Universität Duisburg-Essen | 6 | 2012-09-01 | 2014-04-11 | |
| Clinical Evaluation of Leech Therapy in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis Hirudinaria granulosa, qurse mafasil - Knee Osteoarthritis | Phase 2 | Completed | Hamdard University | 60 | 2010-01-01 | 2015-11-24 |
| Leeches for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis Single Leeching, Repeated Leeching after 4 weeks, Placebo Leeching - Osteoarthritis, Arthralgia | Phase 2 | Completed | RWTH Aachen University | 118 | 2004-02-01 | 2007-04-09 |
Angina, Stable (1) · Arthralgia (1) · Back Pain (1) · Chronic Pain (1) · Cross Infection (1) · Neuralgia, Postherpetic (1) · Osteoarthritis (1) · Osteoarthritis, Knee (1) · Psychological Well-Being (1) · Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders (1)
Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University (1) · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens (1) · Charite University, Berlin, Germany (1) · Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (1) · Hamdard University (1) · Klaipėda University (1) · RWTH Aachen University (1) · Universität Duisburg-Essen (1) · Uskudar University (1)
Germany (3) · Turkey (Türkiye) (2) · China (1) · France (1) · Lithuania (1)
Andreas Michalsen, Prof. Dr. (1) · Fanrong Liang (1) · Laura Zaliene, PhD (1) · Romy Lauche, PhD (1) · Stefan Andereya, MD (1)
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