[PDF] Top 20 Electroacupuncture for tapering off long term benzodiazepine use: study protocol of randomized controlled trial

... a protocol as suggested by Rickels et ...eighth electroacupuncture sessions, the subjects will be asked to complete a Benzo- diazepine Withdrawal Symptom Questionnaire [32] to assess their withdrawal ... See full document

... this study aims at a broad group of patients in terms of psychiatric diagnosis (non-psychotic disorders in several combinations) and in terms of demo- graphic characteristics (although women, and persons with a ... See full document

... The use of volatile anesthetic agents is routinely applied within the operating room to provide general ...Their use as an ICU sedative appears attract- ive given these agents are simple to titrate, produce ... See full document

... in long-term use for non-cancer pain such as in pancrea- ...the use of opioid analgesics, they can be an attractive choice for the pain without improvement by non- analgesic agents [22, ... See full document

... this trial will demonstrate that the acupuncture effect is not due primarily to the physiological effects of ...will use non-acupoint stimulation in the control ... See full document

... a study inde- pendent statistician. Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ra- tio to be prescribed either LTOT 24 h/day or 15 ...first study day is defined as the day of ...responsible study ... See full document

... the long term, and adverse effects, including feelings of weakness during the daytime, mental slowing, dizziness, sensitivity to light, decreased exercise capacity, and dependency, have been linked to ... See full document

... six randomized controlled trials (RCTs), which compared acupuncture with sham acupuncture, and they concluded that sham-controlled RCTs failed to show any specific effects of acupuncture for control ... See full document

... Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 28 kg/m 2 in China, is a serious and prominent health issue worldwide. It contributes to multiple morbidities, includ- ing coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, ... See full document

... as long-term harm, short-term complaints, social ...on long-term effects of the drug, a withdrawal plan with dosing steps, follow-up appointments, and so ... See full document

... our study will follow intention-to-treat ...vs Electroacupuncture), time (baseline, post-treatment, 3 months follow up), and interaction terms between treatment group versus ...will use for ... See full document

... sham-controlled trial is designed to assess whether electroacupuncture intervention decreases the rate of cognitive decline amongst older adults with mild cognitive ...the electroacupuncture ... See full document

... ongoing study is a single-blind, single-center, parallel group, randomized controlled ...and randomized into either the EA group or the sham EA ... See full document

... umbrella term to describe chronic lung diseases that cause limitations in lung airflow, including emphysema and chronic ...this study is to evaluate the efficacy of both telephone-administered CBT and ... See full document

... The eight acupoints were identified based on the guideline published by the World Health Organization. In the sacral region, BL31, BL32, BL33, and BL34 are located in the first, second, third, and fourth posterior sacral ... See full document

... Initiating behavioral change(s) by the identification of risk factors during the preconception period can be a useful first step to not only create awareness, but also to lower the threshold to approach a healthcare ... See full document

... be randomized into 3 groups after pre- participation screening is completed, informed consent is obtained, and baseline measures are recorded (Figure ...the long axis of the subject ’ s lower leg after the ... See full document

... Exemestane Study (IES), exemestane, a steroidal third-generation AI, was licensed for the adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with ER-positive early breast cancer following 2–3 years of tamoxifen to ... See full document

... Moreover, we also will try to determine the best stage of KOA for EA intervention. DNIC function is the func- tion of the endogenous analgesic system [16]. In other words, the process of gradually decreased DNIC func- ... See full document

... no long-term data on the safety of ranibizumab treatment for myopic CNV, inflamma- tory CNV, and retinopathy of prematurity ...recent study by Castellanos et al (six patients, 3 years’ follow-up), ... See full document