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Filter by:Chemotherapy induces nausea and vomit for some large patients. But, some chemotherapy protocol has a high indices of the incidence as observed in a combination of Anthracycline and Cyclophosphamide (AC). To prevent this symptoms, some medication can be used as Ondansetron. By other hands, the traditional acupuncture on Chinese Medicine have been used a PC6 point to avoid nausea and vomit. More recently, a transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) also has been used for this application. Our study will test the TENS applied on PC6 point with two different frequencies (high and low) to evaluated the nausea and vomit inhibition effects.
This is an open-label randomized controlled trial of the use of acupuncture in infertile patients receiving In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Patients will be randomized into two groups: treatment group will receive acupuncture as a complementary approach to IVF and control group will receive the IVF treatment. Groups will be compared with the World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL-Bref), short-form 36 (SF-36), State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Scope-Stress questionnaires.
This study will have acupuncture intervention in acute ischemic stroke patients and evaluate the effect in neurological function improving by National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Modified Rankin Scale (mRS), Barthel Index, and antiinflammatory actions by biomarkers.
The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of acupuncture versus Sham acupuncture in reducing patient's discomfort and pain during colonoscopy with a standard sedation protocol. This will be objectively measured by the reduction in the amount of analgesia used as well as the time spent in the recovery room.
The investigators plan to undertake a rigorous multicentre randomised controlled trial, comparing acupuncture on sensitized acupoints with low/non-sensitive points or no acupuncture (waiting-list), to test if acupuncture on sensitized acupoints may result in improved treatment outcomes in patients with Knee osteoarthritis (KOA).The current pilot study aimed to assess the feasibility of performing the definitive randomised controlled trial.
The present study is a prospective, two-center, randomized, controlled, open-label, non-inferiority trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of a new intelligent electroacupuncture instrument in treating neck pain caused by cervical spondylosis.
Minimal invasive thoracoscopic surgery has been used widely for common thoracic diseases in recent years. Patients who received thoracoscopic surgery recovered much quickly and returned to their daily life sooner because of small operation wound and less invasion. However, operative pain was still an important factor, which might contribute to several post-operative complications. In daily practice, patients received oral/intravenous form non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioid agents, or patient-controlled analgesia for post operative pain control. However, some side effects were observed occasionally. The role of acupuncture in post-operative pain control was frequently discussed in recent research. The main mechanisms of acupuncture in pain control were (1) to stimulate the release of endogenous opioid and (2) to block TRPV1 receptor. The randomized controlled trial arranged by Gary Deng and his colleagues in 2008, was the first clinical trial investigated the role of acupuncture in post-operative pain control for traditional thoracotomy patients. However, there was no further research about the role of acupuncture applied to minimal invasive thoracoscopic surgery. Thus, the aim of this randomized controlled trial was to investigate the role of acupuncture in post-operative pain control for minimal invasive thoracoscopic surgery patients. In order to deliver a safe and effective way in pain control, and to save medical cost and promote quality of patient care.
The objective of this study is to determine if acupuncture is an effective treatment option for treating combat Veterans with PTSD.
The overall goal of this study is to examine if acupuncture intervention can reduce the post-concussion symptom (PCS), and affective and cognitive complaints among mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study also hypothesized that compared to those in the sham acupuncture and waiting list control groups, patients in the real acupuncture group will have fewer symptoms of depression, sleep problems and post-concussion symptoms.
This study investigates the role of acupuncture in controlling post-operative pain in patients who have undergone gynecological surgery.