[PDF] Top 20 Electro acupuncture with different current intensities to treat functional constipation: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

... with functional constipation according to the Roman III standard; (2) aged between 18 and 65 years; (3) not taking any drugs that promote gastrointestinal movements at least during the 1 week prior to ... See full document

... Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mor- tality and morbidity in young people [1]. Despite the continuous advances in neurosurgery, numerous sur- vivors suffer from TBI-related disabilities. It is esti- ... See full document

... manage constipation for thousands of ...high-quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have also demonstrated the efficacy of acu- puncture treating for FC [11 – ...that ... See full document

... For acupuncture, common and expected adverse events include local hematomas; needle break- age; needle retention after treatment; fainting; unbear- able prickling, severe pain, or discomfort persisting for more ... See full document

... makes a hash mark depending on the amount of pain felt; a mark on the far left of the line indicates “no pain” (score of 0), and a mark to the far right qualifies as “pain as bad as it could be” or “unbearable pain” ... See full document

... The secondary outcome measures include the follow- ing eight items: 1) the proportion of participants having three or more CSBMs on average per week; 2) the changed number of weekly average CSBMs during weeks 9 to 20; 3) ... See full document

... that acupuncture is beneficial for relieving dyspep- sia symptoms and associated negative emotions, thus improving patient quality of life ...and acupuncture stimulus such as manual acupuncture (MA) ... See full document

... to acupuncture needles and has been widely practiced and has been indicated in some cases where treatment with traditional acupuncture (or another tech- nique) has ...produce different may obtain a ... See full document

... The acupuncture treatment bases on traditional Chinese medicine theory and should be operated by licensed acu- ...to treat internal organ’s disease in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and were very ... See full document

... this trial is whether sham acupuncture should be ...this trial is to clarify whether acupuncture is effective or whether acupuncture helps relieving symptoms of patients with ... See full document

... of acupuncture can be measured with the cumulative dose (frequency and total number of ses- sions), the neurophysiological dose (number of needles, retention time and mode of stimulation), location of needles and ... See full document

... Our study has strengths and weakness, as discussed below. This clinical trial has significance in that it set a sham-intervention control group to evaluate the efficacy of manual acupuncture in ... See full document

... standard acupuncture point locations in the Western Pacific ...steel acupuncture needles ...Each acupuncture needle will be twisted until the patient felt a de-qi sensation and will be retained for ... See full document

... the acupuncture effect, which may explain patients’ positive beliefs and expectations of benefit of acupuncture and a benign acupuncturist- patient relationship ...this trial will demonstrate that ... See full document

... JS, MF, and CG contributed equally to the design of the study. JS, as lead investigator, is responsible for the conduct, organization, and administration of this study. JS and MF wrote the original ... See full document

... The study will be performed using intention to ...all randomized patients will receive at least one therapy, but patients who did not start treatment will be excluded (modified intention-to-treat ... See full document

... The parameters for scalp acupuncture are set as follows: two to three needles penetrating through the top midline, the motor region, and the sensory region of the lesion side. The parameters for the affected side ... See full document

... Other outcome parameters are skinfold thickness, thigh circumference, blood pressure and heart rate. Skin- fold thickness will be measured to the nearest millimeter at six sites (triceps, subscapular, suprailiac, ... See full document

... patient-assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial with two parallel ...clinical trial, and then randomly assigned to the experimental or sham control groups (19 patients for each ...with ... See full document

... We used cognitive abilities screening scales includes MMSE, MoCA and FIM as the outcome measures in order to track changes in the functional status over the 12-week interventions period. The MMSE [49] is a global ... See full document