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Filter by:Object:The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of sticking and massaging auricular points for the management of hot flashes in postoperative breast cancer patients.
The purpose of the study is to compare vascular and functional neurological changes of acupuncture in patients with Parkinson's Disease and Sleep Disorders. In the randomized controlled clinical trial study, patients meeting the criteria for inclusion will be randomly enrolled and divided into two groups in a 1:1 ratio: the acupuncture group and the sham acupuncture group. The intervention is going to be executed using the acupoints GV14（Dazhui）and GB20 (Fengchi).The acupuncture needles will be inserted to a depth of 0.8 to 1 cm using GV14（Dazhui）and GB20 (Fengchi) in the acupuncture group. The sham acupuncture group's needles will be inserted to a depth of 0.1 to 0.2 cm with nonacupuncture points located 0.5 cm in lateral to the real acupoint or to the right for midline points.During the study, researchers will observe changes in cerebral blood vessels and neuroimaging before and after acupuncture in the two groups. Using multimodal fusion advanced vascular-neuronal imaging techniques could evaluate the effect of acupuncture on brain blood vessels and function in patients with Parkinson's disease and Sleep Disorders and provide an objective neuroimaging basis for assessing the effectiveness of acupuncture.
The proposed study will be a randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of auricular acupuncture as adjunct for pain management during abortion. Women seeking first trimester uterine aspiration procedure who enroll in the study will be randomized to receive: 1) auricular acupuncture using pyonex needles, 2) placebo using an adhesive, 3) or routine care. Both participants and the treating physician will be unaware of treatment assignment. The primary outcome will compare the maximum pain score as measured by the visual analog scale (VAS) between the auricular acupuncture group and the routine care group. The secondary outcome will compare the maximum pain score between placebo group to the routine care group. The study will also investigate patient satisfaction.
Introduction: Although the physiologic response to stress is necessary for mammals to survive, prolonged stress response as a result of perceived stress can lead to allostatic load and loss of resilience to future stressors. To mitigate the consequences of allostatic load, researchers have investigated the effects of acupuncture as a promising intervention. Objectives/Aims: The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility and effect of a standardized stress acupuncture (SSA) approach on perceived stress in U.S. military personnel. Specific aims include the following: a) to determine feasibility of recruitment for SSA and implementation of study procedures in preparation for a methodologically rigorous study, b) to determine the acceptability of SSA treatment in a sample of military personnel with perceived stress, and c) to assess perceived stress and general health before and after SSA. Methods and Analysis: This is a single-arm, single-site study protocol to assess feasibility of SSA in a total of 15 patients with perceived stress. Upon IRB approval and written informed consent, the participants will receive 4 weekly sessions of SSA which consists of 6 acupuncture points. Demographic information and attrition of participants will be monitored throughout the study. Patient-reported questionnaires including Acupuncture Expectancy Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, and SF-36 will be administered at baseline and then at the completion of the study. Descriptive statistics, reliable change indices (RCI), and Wilcoxon Signed-Ranks tests will be conducted to assess the magnitude of changes in scores. Military Relevance: The three most common disability conditions in the military include musculoskeletal, psychiatric, and neurological body systems. Among these problems, however, mental health disorders remain a significant contributor to disability and suicide. Given the role of perceived stress in disability and suicidality in the military, intervening early before service members become at risk for severe injuries, hospitalizations, and chronic disability could help decrease burdensome problems.
Purpose: Rationale: Acupuncture is a therapy for physical activity disorders secondary to nervous diseases, and it may have therapeutic effects on dysphagia caused by radiation therapy. Purpose: This randomized trial aims to investigate whether acupuncture may alleviate radiation-induced dysphagia in patients with head and neck cancer. The effect was compared with outcomes in patients without receiving acupuncture.
The investigators plan to investigate the effectiveness of acupuncture at highly sensitive points, compared with lowly/non-sensitive points or no acupuncture (waiting-list), in improving pain, joint function and quality of life, among patients with KOA. The safety of acupuncture will also be assessed during the study period.
Evaluate the effect of Perioperative Electroacupuncture on rapid rehabilitation for the gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy .
Evaluate the effect of perioperative electroacupuncture on rapid rehabilitation for the pancreatic cancer and periampullary carcinoma patients after operation .
Contrast to conventional Western medicine, traditional Chinese medicine is the most common used therapy of complementary and alternative medicine. Taiwan inherits traditional Chinese culture, and the people popularly accept traditional Chinese medicine for general diseases. However, most patients with acute or critical illness are used to admit to emergency department for medical services, and then transfer to the department of related specialist for further treatment. During the course of staying at emergent observation room, some diseases do not meet the criteria of admission and keep for evaluation. The longer of staying at emergent observation room the more waste medical resources. The Chinese medicine department of Changhua Christian hospital has treated patients, who consulted us at their own dispense, with subjective discomfort but remained at the emergent observation room. Detailed contents of this study include the Chinese and Western medicine, pharmaceutical, nursing cooperation mode, monitoring clinical effect of treating of the patients diagnosed with intestinal obstruction or ileus who complain about nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, abdominal distension or constipation.And the patients were assigned to the control and treatment group. Then we give the treatment group with the electroacupuncture treatment,and the control groupe with the Chinese medicine seeds and the transcutaneous nerve stimulation (no power).The patients were diagnosed with objective analysis of tongue diagnosis, pulse diagnosis, heart rate variability, and questionnaire of pain. Hope that we can assess the efficacy of both two different treatment,and also assess the cost of medical care, and try to complete the syndromes statistical analysis of traditional Chinese medicine for abdominal pain, building the relevance of Chinese medicine physical assessment teaching and clinical efficacy. The most important of this clinical teaching is that, this is a good opportunity for Chinese medicine and Western medicine to cooperate with each other at the emergency department to confirm the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine, not only in the field of chronic or geriatric diseases, but also in the field of emergency with the evidence base. This factually achieves communication and integration of Chinese and Western medicine, and benefits the public.
This plan is to evaluate the effectiveness of scalp acupuncture, a modern acupuncture technique specialized to neurological disorders, in managing motor function and body balance for PD patients. This is a randomized, controlled, single-blind clinical trial.