[PDF] Top 20 The efficacy of traditional acupuncture on patients with chronic neck pain: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

... in acupuncture research in sham groups, it has been suggested that these methods have therapeutic effects and are adjusted to accommodate different patients according to traditional Chinese medicine ... See full document

... in patients with severe TBI. Patients who fail to fully recover conscious- ness may enter a disorder of consciousness (DOC) such as coma, a vegetative state, or a minimally conscious state ...in ... See full document

... of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shang Xin Medical Technology ...manual acupuncture manipulation parameters through electrical resistance- sensing ... See full document

... Safety will be monitored through weekly contact: tele- phone calls during weeks 1 and 3 and office visits during weeks 2 and 4. All adverse events will be recorded. The investigator will determine both the severity of ... See full document

... Demographic and baseline characteristic data will be collected by screeners when the patients are recruited. Clinical outcomes, questionnaire-based assessment of treatment effects and neck physiological ... See full document

... this study is based on standards established under the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) [18] and Revised Standards for Report- ing Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture ... See full document

... investigating acupuncture versus sham acupuncture or drugs have been published [21, ...these acupuncture studies support the therapeutic effects of acupuncture/electro- acupuncture for ... See full document

... All patients in the study will receive the routine standard of ...those patients are eligible who are able either to pause their anticoagulant or antiplatelet medication, or to tol- erate a ... See full document

... The two primary outcomes are the response rate based on overall treatment effect (OTE) and the elimination rate of all three cardinal symptoms: postprandial fullness; upper abdominal bloating; and early satiation (no ... See full document

... Background: Neck pain caused by cervical spondylosis has become a common health problem worldwide among >40-year-old ...adults. Acupuncture intervention is one of the most popular treatment ... See full document

... are randomized to one of two treat- ment ...receive acupuncture in the Baihui, Yintang, Taiyang, Tinggong, Wangu, Fengchi, Hegu, Fenglong, and Taichong acupuncture points (Table ...disposable ... See full document

... new acupuncture methods have been introduced in these ...trigger-point acupuncture was reported to be effective for chronic neck pain in elderly patients ...Another study ... See full document

... a chronic joint disorder caused by degenerative disease in the knee ...mon chronic, progressive, and degenerative joint disease in the population aged 40 and ...epidemiological study from Manchester ... See full document

... the acupuncture treatment in chronic neck ...etal pain [7, 36, 37]. Several animal studies showed that acupuncture stimulation changed cytokine levels by endogenous opioid and ... See full document

... the trial by reading the advertisement, which will include a brief introduction of the population needed, the contact information of the researchers, and details of the acu- puncture intervention and of the ... See full document

... Asthma is characterized by variable symptoms of wheeze, shortness of breath, chest tightness and/or cough, and vari- able expiratory airflow limitations [5]. Inhaled corticoste- roids (ICS) are used as first line therapy ... See full document

... Back pain patients are often dissatisfied with conventional medical care [6], especially in comparison to care pro- vided by non-MD's including CAM practitioners ...Back pain is the leading primary ... See full document

... ACUDep trial, which compared acupuncture, counselling and usual GP care for the treatment of depression (ISRCTN63787732) ...to trial participants living in Northern ...that patients will be ... See full document

... a chronic syndrome characterized mainly by pain, nonrestorative sleep, fatigue, morning stiffness, depression, and cognitive disorders [1, ...2]. Patients with FM often show widespread pain in ... See full document

... The acupuncture intervention consisted of up to 10 ses- sions, with a treatment protocol based on a standardised framework, with both fixed and variable components (see Additional file 1 for further ...The ... See full document