Sleep Disorder (Disorder) Clinical Trial
Official title:
the Efficacy of Electro-acupuncture Therapy for Patients With Methadone Maintenance Treatment : a Randomized Control Trial
The population of drug abuse(heroin) had reached about 200,000 in Taiwan, and the age
distribution is mainly in young adults. The social, medical and economic problems of drug
addiction are profound and include lost productivity, disrupted relationships, crime and
violence, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Methadone substitution therapy has been the
treatment of first choice for opiate dependence, but patient on Methadone substitution
therapy report a wide side effects, and relapse rate is up to two third of methadone
treatment patients between one to two years.
This research is aim to build a development model. First of all, investigators plan to review
some convincing articles and then analyze the efficacy of TCM in drug addiction. According to
review articles and experience of professionals, investigators establish a model for TCM
included in addiction treatment. Investigators will cooperate with Western medicine together
, through common assessment scales to confirm the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine
and compare with current routine treatment.
Drug addiction is a chronic medical illness and an important public health problem worldwide.
The population of drug abuse had reached about 200,000 in Taiwan, and the age distribution is
mainly in young adults. The social, medical and economic problems of drug addiction are
profound and include lost productivity, disrupted relationships, crime and violence, HIV/AIDS
and other infectious diseases. Therefore, drug addiction treatment is a hot issue of Ministry
of Health and Welfare . Methadone substitution therapy has been the treatment of first choice
for opiate dependence, but patient on Methadone substitution therapy report a wide side
effects, and relapse rate is up to two third of methadone treatment patients between one to
two years. Therefore, adjuvant therapeutic interventions for drug addiction patients are
needed. Contrast to conventional Western medicine, traditional Chinese medicine is the most
common used therapy of complementary and alternative medicine. However, traditional Chinese
medicine (TCM) was excluded from the service for drug addiction treatment. Investigators need
to establish a model for TCM as an alternative therapy included in addiction treatment and
provide a better care system for drug addiction.
This research is aim to build a development model. First of all, investigators plan to review
some convincing articles and then analyze the efficacy of TCM in drug addiction. According to
review articles and experience of professionals, we establish a model for TCM included in
addiction treatment. Investigators will cooperate with Western medicine together , through
common assessment scales to confirm the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine and compare
with current routine treatment. According to above experience, investigators provide a
Standard Operation Procedure for TCM treatment for drug addiction and policy suggestion. For
drug addiction , this factually achieves communication and integration of Chinese and Western
medicine, and benefits the public.
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