[PDF] Top 20 Augmentation effect of acupuncture on Bi’nao for hypophasis in patients with Bell’s palsy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

... the patients poten- tially eligible for the ...of acupuncture treatments used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) ...conventional acupuncture therapy; how- ever, the participants assigned to group ... See full document

... the study, as well as those with bilateral or recur- rent facial ...influence patients’ outcome measures, the oral adminis- tration of steroids or antiviral drugs (acyclovir, valaciclo- vir, famciclovir, or ... See full document

... for acupuncture has been uncertain to ...staging acupuncture by comparing results with non-staging acu- puncture ...non-staging acupuncture to treat Bell ’ s palsy, these trials ... See full document

... year, study location, sample size, mean age, disease ...the study by the method for the blind; 4) Attrition bias: The data results integrity; 5) Reporting bias: Report the results of the study ... See full document

... the study will be recruited through the outpatient clinic, hospital-based Wechat advertising, and posters in Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shanghai, ...the study will be ... See full document

... medicine, acupuncture provides overall coordination to help the body achieve a state of relative equilibrium of yin and yang, restoring its physiological function and regulating the sleep-awake ...into ... See full document

... When acupuncture is practised in accordance with the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it is an individualised ...this study, we have designed a treatment protocol resembling standard ... See full document

... The Bi-TPAI trial is a national, multicenter, parallel group, open, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial that will include 220 patients with HTG-AP, from 17 large ... See full document

... the patients will be informed of their rights according to the Helsinki declaration, receive additional information about the study, and sign a writ- ten informed consent form before any trial ... See full document

... examined acupuncture for potential anti-inflammatory effects [10,11,22,28], only one showed an anti-inflammatory effects with decreased rheumatoid factor, IgA, IgG levels, and decreased T cell activity with no ... See full document

... our trial is recall bias of pre-treat- ment symptom severity at the assessment of overall ...in patients. At the end of this trial, we hope the results will provide more reliable evidence and clarify ... See full document

... on acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis reported that even acupuncture at the wrong place (sham acupuncture) could have a sig- nificant effect on the primary endpoint measure ...placebo ... See full document

... multi-center randomized controlled trial is currently undergoing, with three acupoints treatment groups and one non-acupoints control ...The acupuncture treatment consists of 20 sessions per ... See full document

... assessments, patients are randomized to either the SocialVille or control training program, and complete a set-up visit (V3) in which they are provided with a study laptop with their corresponding ... See full document

... Boufous S, Bucello C, Burch M, Burney P, Cara- petis J, Chen H, Chou D, Chugh SS, Coffeng LE, Colan SD, Colquhoun S, Colson KE, Condon J, Connor MD, Cooper LT, Corriere M, Cortinovis M, de Vaccaro KC, ... See full document

... the effect of intramuscular in- jections of scopolamine on ...that study, de- pressive symptoms appeared to improve, but the effect was not significant ...of randomized, controlled, ... See full document

... the patients and acupuncturists believed that stronger needle sensations led to better treatment ...of acupuncture are due to the psychological factors ...of acupuncture treatment for primary ... See full document

... one study has been published which compared DIS with the ACL reconstruction ...the study of Hoogeslag et al. [25], our study is single-blind which means that the patients and the ... See full document

... Bell’s palsy [14, ...of acupuncture on the disease response rate in the acute stage of Bell’s palsy have been ...of acupuncture on Bell’s palsy is attributable to the limitations of ... See full document

... The study will be conducted in the West-China Hospital of Sichuan ...either acupuncture plus routine treatment (acupunc- ture group) or routine treatment alone (control group) using the random scheme ... See full document