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Are acupoints specific for diseases? A systematic review of the randomized controlled trials with sham acupuncture controls

Chinese Medicine, 2010
Background The results of many clinical trials and experimental studies regarding acupoint specificity are contradictory. This review aims to investigate whether a difference in efficacy exists between ordinary acupuncture on specific acupoints and sham ...
Lin Zhixiu, Bian Zhaoxiang, Zhang Hongwei   +2 more
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Nonpharmacologic Therapy for Pediatric Posttonsillectomy Pain: A Systematic Review

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To understand efficacies of nonpharmacologic therapy for pediatric posttonsillectomy pain. Data Sources CINAHL, Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Scopus. Review Methods Studies on nonpharmacologic interventions for pediatric posttonsillectomy pain were included in this systematic review.
Justina T. Sargios, David Kayekjian, Shaun A. Nguyen, Pete Peters, Clarice S. Clemmens, William W. Carroll   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electroacupuncture Plus Auricular Acupressure on Chemotherapy-Related Insomnia in Patients With Breast Cancer (EACRI): Study Protocol for a Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial

Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2021
Objective Insomnia is a highly prevalent and disturbing symptom in breast cancer patients under or post chemotherapy. If not appropriately treated, it can persist for years after the completion of cancer treatments.
Jialing Zhang, Mingxiao Yang, Tsz Him So, Tien Yee Chang, Zongshi Qin, Haiyong Chen, Wing Lok Lam, Wing Fai Yeung, Ka Fai Chung, Fei Jiang, Lixing Lao, Zhang-Jin Zhang   +11 more
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Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The aim of this systematic review and meta‐analysis is to determine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) on pain (considering the different types of pain measured) and function in adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Noemí Moreno‐Segura, Sara Mollà‐Casanova, Elena Muñoz‐Gómez, Marta Inglés, Pilar Serra‐Añó   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of controlled clinical trials on acupuncture versus sham acupuncture in Germany

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2013
To examine German controlled clinical trials on the therapeutic effects of acupuncture vs sham acupuncture, and to find whether there are problems with the conclusion that sham acupuncture has no significant deviation from acupuncture.We focused on literature from the last ten years (2002-2011) included in PubMed about controlled clinical trials on ...
He, Wei, Tong, Yuanyuan, Zhao, Yingkai, Zhang, Li, Ben, Hui, Qin, Qingguang, Huang, Feng, Rong, Peijing   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Out‐of‐pocket costs and time spent on disease management by vitiligo patients: a cross‐sectional questionnaire study in German‐speaking countries

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Background and objectives The financial and time‐related burden of patients with vitiligo remains insufficiently studied. This study aimed to quantify out‐of‐pocket costs (OOPC) and time expenditure for vitiligo management and the associated sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral factors in German‐speaking countries.
Christine Gasteiger, Michael Hindelang, Stefanie Ziehfreund, Hannah Wecker, Tilo Biedermann, Alexander Zink   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discrimination of Real and Sham Acupuncture Needles Using the Park Sham Device: A Preliminary Study [PDF]

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2009
Tan C-W, Christie L, St-Georges V, Telford N. Discrimination of real and sham acupuncture needles using the Park sham device: a preliminary study.To evaluate the blinding effectiveness of the Park sham acupuncture device using participants' ability to discriminate between the real and sham acupuncture needles.The design was a yes-no experiment ...
Tan, Chee Wee, Christie, Lauren, St-Georges, Véronique, Telford, Nicola   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Systematic Comparison of High‐Fat Diet– and Streptozotocin‐Induced Prediabetic Obese C57BL/6J Mouse Models: A Sex‐Based Protocol Optimization Study

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims Animal models of prediabetes (Pre‐DM) are essential for studying metabolic disease and testing therapies, yet high‐fat diet (HFD) and HFD‐plus‐streptozotocin (STZ) protocols vary in feeding duration, STZ dose, and diagnostic criteria and rarely account for sex.
Min Xu, Chao Ke, Yangkun Liu, Wenying Shi, Yang Cao, Zhengyu Li, Yi Xiao, Wei Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of Acupuncture-Related Therapy in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Journal of Pain Research, 2021
Wei Liu,1,2,* Yihua Fan,1,2,* Yuanhao Wu,1,2,* Xu Hou,3 Bin Xue,1,2 Peihao Li,1,2 Shumin Zhang,1,2 Qingyun Yue1,2 1First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300193, People’s Republic of China ...
Liu W, Fan Y, Wu Y, Hou X, Xue B, Li P, Zhang S, Yue Q   +7 more
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A randomized, controlled, crossover study in patients with mild and moderate asthma undergoing treatment with traditional Chinese acupuncture

Clinics, 2015
OBJECTIVES:This study sought to verify the effects of acupuncture as an adjuvant treatment for the control of asthma.METHODS:This was a randomized, controlled, crossover trial conducted at the Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da ...
Hong Jin Pai, Raymundo Soares Azevedo, Alfésio Luís Ferreira Braga, Lourdes Conceição Martins, Beatriz M. Saraiva-Romanholo, Milton de Arruda Martins, Chin An Lin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source