[PDF] Top 20 Electroacupuncture for abdominal pain relief in patients with acute pancreatitis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

... [19]. Patients with AP typ- ically present with sudden epigastric or left upper quad- rant ...Severe abdominal pain is the hallmark symptom of AP, and sometimes radiates to the back, chest, or flanks ... See full document

... This study protocol evaluates the effectiveness of adjuvant electroacupuncture (EA) for urinary retention in poststroke patients undergoing conventional treatments, in comparison with that of ... See full document

... treat acute and chronic pain for more than two ...for pain relief for IBS. One clinical trial showed that EA is effective in lowering the severity and frequency of abdominal ... See full document

... Electroacupuncture (EA) is the application of electrical stimulation to acupuncture needles and has been widely practiced and has been indicated in some cases where treatment with traditional acupuncture (or ... See full document

... operative pain following back ...the protocol design for a multi- center, confirmatory, pragmatic RCT with an additional cost-effectiveness and qualitative ...The study re- sults will determine the ... See full document

... Patients will be randomly assigned to one of the four treatment groups. Computerized randomization will be performed by an investigator who has no direct contact with the participants. The assessors will be ... See full document

... This trial is a large-scale prospective randomized trial after the pilot ...study. Patients and assessors are blinded with regard to acupuncture treatment ...the trial are on the ... See full document

... A randomized, sham-controlled, patient- and- assessor-blind trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in managing postoperative pain following abdominal ... See full document

... present study, ISI and PSQI will be used to as- sess the insomnia symptom severity, the chief com- plaints of insomnia ...indicating patients with sleep disorders use more health care re- sources [29, ...of ... See full document

... this study (day 0), each patient (male or female) must fulfill the following inclu- sion criteria during screening and prior to enrollment into the study: age ≥18 years, be intubated and mechanically ... See full document

... procedure-related acute pancreatitis, which occurs in 2 to 9% of patients in unselected prospective studies ...6200 pancreatitis cases in Germany would be triggered by prior ERCP and thus 12% ... See full document

... 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 acceptable to Chinese ... See full document

... postoperative pain, analgesics, nausea/vomiting, bowel motility, time to tolerable diet, complications, hospital stay, readmission rates, time to recovery, quality of life, medical costs, and protocol ... See full document

... of fullness, heaviness, dull aching or warmth) sensation will be achieved in the strong and weak EA groups through lifting and thrusting combined with twirling and rotating the needles. Direct current and continuous wave ... See full document

... 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 tertiary hospitals ... See full document

... All patients will be analysed according to the intention to treat approach. Baseline balance will be assessed based on the following patient factors: APACHE-II score, sex, age, duration of symptoms, previous ... See full document

... CP-associated pain due to perineural inflammation ...domized controlled trials (RCTs) have been performed, demonstrating mixed results in efficacy ...the study cohorts, and antioxidants did not ... 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 ...primary pain regulatory measure for which ... See full document

... the pain levels according to a 100-mm linear visual analog scale on venipuncture, intravenous cannula insertion, transvagi- nal ultrasound, and anticipated pain levels during oo- cyte ...maximum pain ... See full document

... from acute abdominal pain but who were not diagnosed after first consultation, the diagnostic process could be ...of pain also points towards constipation as the cause of the abdom- inal ... See full document