Acupuncture

The reporting quality of acupuncture-related traumatic adverse events: a systematic review of case studies in Korea

2024 Mar 13   BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies   Kim SA, Lee JS, Kim TH, Lee S, Lee JD, Kang JW

The study found that most case studies reporting acupuncture-related traumatic AEs in Korea suffer from insufficient and inappropriate reporting, making it difficult to establish causality and assess the appropriateness of acupuncture practice.

Effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on ulcerative colitis: An overview of systematic reviews

2024 Mar   Heliyon   Wang D, Wang Q, Wang Y, Li T, Tian M

Efficacy and Safety of Different Acupuncture Therapies for Patients with Ulcerative Colitis：A Systematic Review And Network Meta-Analysis

2024 Jan   SSRN Electronic Journal   Zhang X, Yang S, Jin Y, Cheng X, Lu H, Wu H, et al.

Acupuncture modification treatment for female sexual dysfunction: A meta-analysis

2023 Dec   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology   Ning S, Liu S, Chen X, Wang J

The meta-analysis included four studies with a total of 178 participants, and the results indicated a significant difference in Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) scores between the acupuncture group and the control group. Specifically, acupuncture treatment showed improvement in sexual desire and sexual arousal. However, there was no statistically significant difference in the scales of lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain between the two groups. The conclusion suggests that acupuncture can have a positive impact on overall FSFI scores, sexual desire, and sexual arousal for FSD but does not significantly improve other aspects of female sexual dysfunction. The study recommends including more randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with a larger number of participants for more reliable conclusions in the future.

Effects of Acupuncture on Fatigue, Disability, Psychological Problems, and Sleep Quality in People with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2023 Dec   Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders   Khodaie F, Moghadasi AN, Zhao B, Saeedi R

Twelve weeks of acupuncture treatment was effective in reducing fatigue, sleep latency, use of sleeping medication, somatization, obsessive-compulsive, depression, and paranoid disorders in people with RRMS.

The reporting quality of acupuncture-related traumatic adverse events: a systematic review of case studies in Korea

2024 Mar 13   BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies   Kim SA, Lee JS, Kim TH, Lee S, Lee JD, Kang JW

The study found that most case studies reporting acupuncture-related traumatic AEs in Korea suffer from insufficient and inappropriate reporting, making it difficult to establish causality and assess the appropriateness of acupuncture practice.

Effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on ulcerative colitis: An overview of systematic reviews

2024 Mar   Heliyon   Wang D, Wang Q, Wang Y, Li T, Tian M

Efficacy and Safety of Different Acupuncture Therapies for Patients with Ulcerative Colitis：A Systematic Review And Network Meta-Analysis

2024 Jan   SSRN Electronic Journal   Zhang X, Yang S, Jin Y, Cheng X, Lu H, Wu H, et al.

Acupuncture modification treatment for female sexual dysfunction: A meta-analysis

2023 Dec   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology   Ning S, Liu S, Chen X, Wang J

The meta-analysis included four studies with a total of 178 participants, and the results indicated a significant difference in Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) scores between the acupuncture group and the control group. Specifically, acupuncture treatment showed improvement in sexual desire and sexual arousal. However, there was no statistically significant difference in the scales of lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain between the two groups. The conclusion suggests that acupuncture can have a positive impact on overall FSFI scores, sexual desire, and sexual arousal for FSD but does not significantly improve other aspects of female sexual dysfunction. The study recommends including more randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with a larger number of participants for more reliable conclusions in the future.

Acupuncture Treatment for Restless Legs Syndrome: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

2023 Nov 30   Journal of Acupuncture Research   Chae GE, Kim HW, Jo HJ, Koh A, Lee YJ, Choi JE, et al.

Acupuncture demonstrates significant improvements in overall health, treatment efficacy rate, sleep quality, and quality of life indicators for patients with RLS, as evidenced by reductions in pain severity (VAS scores), RLS symptoms severity (IRLSRS scores), and absence of significant side effects. Acupuncture is suggested as an effective and safe treatment for RLS, though further large-scale RCT studies are warranted to validate these findings.

Effects of Acupuncture on Fatigue, Disability, Psychological Problems, and Sleep Quality in People with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2023 Dec   Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders   Khodaie F, Moghadasi AN, Zhao B, Saeedi R

Twelve weeks of acupuncture treatment was effective in reducing fatigue, sleep latency, use of sleeping medication, somatization, obsessive-compulsive, depression, and paranoid disorders in people with RRMS.

Acupuncture effects on pain and health status in women with fibromyalgia: a randomized clinical trial

2023 Aug 08   Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences   Baelz GU, Silva AMV, Duarte BSL, Steffen EL, Silva JEP, Signori LU

Acupuncture, compared to sham acupuncture, significantly reduced pain by 16% (p<0.001) and improved health status by 21% (p<0.001) in women with fibromyalgia. The improvement in health status is attributed to increased ability to work and go out, and reduced pain, fatigue, tiredness, and depression.

Acupuncture for chemotherapy-associated insomnia in breast cancer patients: an assessor-participant blinded, randomized, sham-controlled trial

2023 Apr 26   Breast Cancer Research   Zhang J, Qin Z, So TH, Chang TY, Yang S, Chen H, et al.

The active acupuncture regimen, combining needling into body acupoints and acupressure on auricular acupoints, was not superior to sham control in reducing the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) score from baseline to 6 weeks. However, it produced short-term treatment and long-term follow-up better outcomes in improving sleep onset latency, total sleep time, sleep efficiency, anxiety, depression, and quality of life. Participants in the active acupuncture group had a higher cessation rate of sleeping medications than the sham control, indicating that acupuncture could be an effective option for managing chemotherapy-associated insomnia and serve as a tapering approach to reduce the use of sleeping medications in breast cancer patients.

Acupuncture for comorbid depression and insomnia in perimenopause: A feasibility patient-assessor-blinded, randomized, and sham-controlled clinical trial

2023 Feb 06   Frontiers in Public Health   Zhao FY, Zheng Z, Fu QQ, Conduit R, Xu H, Wang HR, et al.

Effectiveness of acupuncture for fatigue in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial

2023 Feb 01   Acupuncture in Medicine   Khodaie F, Naser Moghadasi A, Kazemi AH, Zhao B

Acupuncture combined with amantadine and routine care, compared with amantadine and routine care alone, appears to be an effective short-term treatment for reducing fatigue and enhancing quality of life, including physical function and mental status, in patients with RRMS.

Should acupuncture therapy be used for acute facial paralysis? A protocol for systematic review

2023 Mar 15   Systematic Reviews   Cheng L, Li X, Ying Y, Du S, Zhang X, Guo W, et al.

This review will summarize the evidence on the different type of acupuncture therapy for acute Bell’s palsy and Ramsay-Hunt syndrome. We anticipate that it would be safe and effective when applied to the acute phase of PFP, and some specific suitable acupuncture methods would be found resulting from this review.

Safety and efficacy of acupuncture for varicocele-induced male infertility: a systematic review protocol

2022 Dec   BMJ Open   Wang S, Lu R, Shi H, Chen J, Sun M, Ding J, et al.

Efficacy and safety of acupuncture in combination with Chinese herbal medicine in dealing with osteoporosis: A protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

2022 Dec 30   Medicine   Long P, Ju S, Wang J

The current systematic review and network meta-analysis will provide the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in combination with CHM in dealing with OP. The research will provide reliable evidence for the clinical use of acupuncture in combination with CHM in dealing with OP.

Acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine for knee osteoarthritis: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

2022 Dec 16   Medicine   Wang Y, Lu Q, Guo H, Sun J, Li X, Guan H, et al.

This meta-analysis further established the efficacy of acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of KOA. This meta-analysis aims to investigate the efficacy of acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine on patients with KOA and provide reliable evidence. To provide more options for clinicians and patients in the treatment of KOA.

Pharmacopuncture Effects on Insomnia Disorder: Protocol for a Multi-Site, Randomized, Acupuncture-Controlled, Clinical Trial

2022 Dec 12   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health   Lim JH, Lee JH, Kwon CY, Lee SH, Kang CW, Cho E, et al.

The findings of this trial willprovide evidence that will be useful in clinical decision-making for insomnia treatment strategies.