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New Development in Sham Acupuncture Needle [PDF]

, 2013
Due to the lack of an appropriate placebo, the general scientific society has questioned studies on the effects of acupuncture. The double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial is said to be the gold standard for showing that a treatment has a specific effect over placebo. But acu‐ puncture treatments undoubtedly involve placebo effects. In order to
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Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation on Chronic Constipation: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Study

United European Gastroenterology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS) in adult patients with chronic constipation. Design Consecutive patients who met the Rome IV criteria for chronic constipation were enrolled and randomly assigned to either the taVNS group or the sham‐taVNS group ...
Tangyi Liu, Zeyu Wang, Yunling Li, Xiaoyu Kang, Xiangping Wang, Gui Ren, Yong Lv, Jing Li, Yaling Liu, Shuhui Liang, Xin Wang, Xiaojun Huang, Xiaoyin Zhang, Jun Wang, Yongzhan Nie, Hui Luo, Jinbo Sun, Wei Qin, Ying Han, Yanglin Pan   +19 more
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The efficacy and safety of acupuncture and nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2022
Introduction Tobacco hazard is one of the most serious public health problems, accounting for up to 6 million deaths worldwide p.a. We aim to determine the efficacy and safety of acupuncture and/or nicotine replacement therapy on smoking cessation ...
Qingsheng Wang, Runjing Dai, Hailiang Zhang, Xiaomei Jiang, Xiaojing Ma, Xiangrong Zhang, Shisan Bao, Dong Ren, Jingchun Fan   +8 more
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A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Stroke Recurrence Rate in Ischemic Stroke Patients With and Without Acupuncture Treatment. [PDF]

, 2015
Little was known about the effects of acupuncture on stroke recurrence. The aim of this study is to investigate whether ischemic stroke patients receiving acupuncture treatment have a decreased risk of stroke recurrence.
Hsu, Chung Y, Liao, Chien-Chang, Lin, Jaung-Geng, Morisky, Donald E, Shih, Chun-Chuan, Su, Yi-Chang, Sun, Mao-Feng, Sung, Fung-Chang, Wen, Chi-Pang   +8 more
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Semaglutide to remodel mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy balance for vascular dementia therapy

VIEW, EarlyView.
The effects of semaglutide on IR, mitochondrial dynamics, and mitophagy in the hippocampus of BCAS mice after CCH. It was shown that semaglutide maintained the balance of mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy by improving IR and passing through GLP‐1R/PI3K/Akt pathway, reduced hippocampal neuroinflammation and neuron loss, and thus promoted the recovery
Xiaoyan Yang, Peng Feng, Hongxu Zhu, Mingkang Wang, Nan Li, Bo Bai, Yuxiang Sun, Zhongrui Yan, Wenshi Wei, Jie Chang, Christian Hölscher, Wenxian Du   +11 more
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Effect of electro-acupuncture on lateralization of the human swallowing motor cortex excitability in healthy subjects: study protocol for a single-blind, randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2019
Background Numerous randomized controlled trials on the effects of electro-acupuncture have been conducted to treat dysphagia as a sequela of stroke. However, the normal physiological mechanisms of swallowing and the pathological mechanisms of dysphagia ...
Minying Li, Lin Wang, Nenggui Xu, Xiaorong Tang, Mindong Xu, Jianhua Liu, Jianpeng Huang, Judith M. Schlaeger   +7 more
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Efficacy of acupuncture for psychogenic erectile dysfunction: a randomized, sham-controlled trial

Basic and Clinical Andrology, 2023
Background Psychogenic erectile dysfunction (pED) is a common sexual dysfunction often accompanied by psychosomatic factors. Its treatment includes oral medications, psychotherapy, and behavioral therapy.
Hao Wang, Xulu Lei, Dongyue Ma, Ziwei Zhao, Anmin Wang, Guanchao Du, Jiwei Zhang, Fu Wang, Jun Guo   +8 more
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Acupuncture randomized trials (ART) in patients with chronic low back pain and osteoarthritis of the knee - Design and protocols [PDF]

, 2003
Background: We report on the study design and protocols of two randomized controlled trials (Acupuncture Randomized Trials = ART) that investigate the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of chronic low back pain and osteoarthritis of the knee ...
Becker-Witt, C., Brinkhaus, Benno, Hummelsberger, J., Irnich, D., Jena, S., Linde, K., Melchart, Dieter, Streng, A., Wagenpfeil, S., Willich, S. N.   +9 more
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More Than the Sum of Multiple Care: Ambivalence in Sandwich Care

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A growing population in economically developed societies are simultaneously providing childcare and older adult care, or sandwich care. The existing studies reveal that sandwich carers are more physically, mentally and financially challenged than those providing dyadic care.
Junko Yamashita, Naoko Soma
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Assessing the Modulatory Effects of tDCS and Acupuncture on Cerebral Blood Flow in Chronic Low Back Pain Using Arterial Spin Labeling Perfusion Imaging

Brain Sciences
Background: Both transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and acupuncture are promising methods for managing chronic low back pain (cLBP), however, their underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
Valeria Sacca, Nasim Maleki, Sveta Reddy, Sierra Hodges, Jian Kong   +4 more
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