Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Electroacupuncture versus manual acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled pilot trial.
We aimed to explore the feasibility of evaluating the comparative effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture (EA) relative to manual acupuncture (MA) for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). ⋯ Both EA and MA interventions in KOA were feasible and appeared safe. Whether or not EA may have a stronger impact on pain and function requires further evaluation through larger, adequately powered, randomized controlled trials.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Acupuncture for postprandial distress syndrome: a randomized controlled pilot trial.
Evidence for treating postprandial distress syndrome with acupuncture is limited. ⋯ Four weeks of acupuncture may represent a potential treatment for postprandial distress syndrome. The treatment protocol and outcome measures used in this trial were feasible. Since this was a pilot study, the efficacy of acupuncture still needs to be determined by a larger, adequately powered trial.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Acupuncture versus usual care for postoperative nausea and vomiting in children after tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy: a pragmatic, multicentre, double-blinded, randomised trial.
To investigate the effect of a standardised acupuncture on nausea and vomiting in children after tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy when possible placebo effects were precluded. ⋯ The findings suggest that when controlling for possible placebo effects standardised PC6 acupuncture needling during anaesthesia without further stimulation of PC6 is not effective in reducing nausea and vomiting in children after tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy. Future studies should investigate acupuncture treatment which balances adequate dose and technique and a feasible, child-friendly acupuncture treatment.