Thioctic Acid and Vitamin B Complex Improves Clinical Sings in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Abstract

Diabetic neuropathy is the most common cause of neuropathy worldwide and it is estimated to affect about half of people with diabetes. The goal of our study is to compare the effectiveness of thioctic acid treatment alone versus the efficacy of thioctic acid plus vitamin B complex in patients with diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy (DPN). We conducted a prospective, observational study staring from October 2017 to December 2018, in which we included 56 DPN patients. Depending on the Michigan neuropathic screening instrument (MNSI) we divided the patients into two subgroups: patients with MNSI [7 and patients whose MNSI did not decrease sufficiently during the therapeutic protocol. 36 patients (64.2%) of the total patients enrolled in the study had an MNSI [7 at one of the follow-up meetings. These patients were also divided according to the therapeutic protocol applied in a group of patients who were treated with only thioctic acid (TA group) and in a group of patients who were treated with thioctic acid plus vitamin B complex (TA + B group). We noticed a greater proportion of patients who had a MNSI [7 in the TA + B group. This study revealed that the treatment of peripheral diabetic neuropathy with thioctic acid plus Vitamin B complex compared to thioctic acid alone was superior in terms of improving clinical features.

B vitamins as a treatment for diabetic pain and neuropathy

“…However, no blinding was reported for this study. A small observational study reported improved outcomes in neuropathic symptoms for ALA and Milgamma combination therapy compared with ALA as a monotherapy 67 …”