[PDF] Top 20 Efficacy of electroacupuncture for symptoms of menopausal transition: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

... on symptoms and quality of life for MT patients. In this trial, not only hot flashes, but also MRS, MENQOL score, and hormone levels will be ...this trial is more simply constructed and more ... See full document

... of electroacupuncture, warm needling, or the combination of both for heel pain but with limitations in the study ...current study is a rigorously designed randomized controlled ... See full document

... that electroacupuncture on PC6 (Neiguan) and ST36 (Zusanli) is more effective in controlling emesis than minimal needling or antiemetic pharmacotherapy ...better efficacy for ... See full document

... Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression The HRSD, ori- ginally published by Max Hamilton [24], is a multiple- item questionnaire that can provide an indication of de- pression and act as a guide for evaluating recovery. It ... See full document

... the efficacy of these studies comes from attempts to promote physical ac- tivity [79], cope with schizophrenia [25], and overcome child anxiety ...the efficacy of such an intervention for ...the ... See full document

... This trial is expected to provide convincing evidence that EA has an efficacy effect, and not a placebo effect, for pure ...acupuncture trial applying sham EA as a control in studying ...this ... See full document

... the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) with EA in the treatment of chronic lower back ...The study showed that EA produces a greater reduction in pain scores than ... See full document

... a trial showing that electroacupunc- ture at BL33 can reduce IPSS by ...the symptoms of difficult urination in mild or moderate patients with ...pilot trial (n = 40), 40 patients were ... See full document

... gastrointestinal symptoms [7] and improve esophageal motility ...[9–11], electroacupuncture (EA) increases abnormally low esophageal sphincter pressure (ESP) and reduces the frequency of transient lower ... See full document

... be controlled at 50 ...displays symptoms such as paleness and apathy during the ...such symptoms appear, then the procedure will be ceased imme- diately, a blood sugar test will be performed, and ... See full document

... The protocol described in this paper is of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial comparing eight sessions of telephone CBT to an active social control, referred to as ...anxiety ... See full document

... whether efficacy is maintained in the long term, and adverse effects, including feelings of weakness during the daytime, mental slowing, dizziness, sensitivity to light, decreased exercise capacity, and ... See full document

... and efficacy of camostat mesilate, 200 mg three times daily, based on subjective complaints and objective find- ings in subjects treated for up to 8 weeks for AP and CP ...the efficacy varied according to ... See full document

... vasomotor symptoms, problem solving strategies and, if depression is prominent (that is, major depressive episode or dysthymia), antidepressant treat- ment and/or psychotherapy ...vasomotor symptoms without ... See full document

... the efficacy of acupuncture for primary insomnia and related depres- sive disorders ...the efficacy of acupuncture for depression-related insomnia [19] and insomnia following stroke [20], we believe that ... See full document

... mechanistic study. Adult patients with CLBP will be randomized to receiving 16 sessions of real (active) or sham (placebo) EA over the course of 8 ...the study was powered is temporal summation (TS), ... See full document

... Corticoids seemed to be an ideal therapy for the acute lung injury in ARDS, given their potent anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic properties [3]. They switch off genes that encode pro-inflammatory cytokines and switch on ... See full document

... CH, a severely disabling condition, is often adequately managed with currently available pharmacotherapy, despite the scarcity of robust evidence for the majority of the drugs used. A subset of patients also develop a ... See full document

... The Ethics Commission at Babeș-Bolyai University has approved this study. Although the intervention that it delivers cannot be considered a treatment for depressed people, it does target individuals with mod- ... See full document

... Patients allocated to the dydrogesterone group will receive dydrogesterone 40 mg per os, followed by 10 mg per os three times a day, and an identical-looking pla- cebo will be used in the control group accordingly. Con- ... See full document