HARC 004 - Acupuncture Treatment for HIV-Related Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy. This study, initiated by Dr. Amy Kindrick and funded by the Clinical Research Center, is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to investigate the impact of acupuncture treatment on distal symmetric polyneuropathy in HIV-1-infected individuals.  The treatment group will receive a three-week course of active acupuncture and the control group will receive a similar regimen using sham-acupuncture points.  Health-related quality of life, nerve conduction amplitudes, and clinical neuropathy disease status are being assessed at baseline and at the completion of treatment.  Of the 30 patients targeted for enrollment, 12 have been recruited.  The study will be continued over the next year.

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