Clinical studies on different acupuncture time for primary dysmenorrhea

Xue, Xiao; Huang, Yan; Liu, Xin; Yue, Zeng-Hui

doi:10.1007/s11726-016-0960-0

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“…The outcomes of the current study are in line with those of other studies in this field. For example, Wahdi et al (40) revealed that applying acupressure to the Hugo point can reduce the severity of menstruation pain (41). The efficacy of different acupuncture times for primary dysmenorrhea was explored, and it was concluded that acupuncture has a favorable effect on alleviating primary dysmenorrhea pain (30).…”

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Comparison of the effects of acupressure and ıce massage in primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized controlled trial

POURRAMEZANI¹,

FIROUZABADI²,

ALAVI³

et al. 2022

J Exp Clin Med

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The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of acupressure and ice massage treatment methods in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea. The 210 female students were randomly divided into three groups: acupressure, ice massage and control. In the acupressure group, pressure was performed at the Hugo point by applying medium pressure for 10 minutes of massage. The procedure was repeated five times. In the ice massage group, 2 cm diameter circular ice pieces were used. Massage with ice was carried out rotationally for 10 minutes. Like the acupressure, the procedure was repeated five times. In the control group, glass marbles were applied at the Hugo point with no pressure and massage for 10 minutes. The intensity of pain was measured prior to the intervention, during the intervention and following the intervention using a visual analogue scale. In the beginning, the mean VAS scores were 7.41 ± 1.82, 6.74 ± 2.23, and 7.03 ± 1.72 in the participants in groups control, acupressure and ice massage, respectively (P = 0.13). After the intervention, the mean pain scores were significantly lower at all of the time points in groups acupressure and ice massage than in group control participants (P < 0.001). Although the pain scores showed a more decreasing trend after the intervention in group ice massage than that in group acupressure, the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant (P = 0.97). It was revealed that treatment with acupressure and ice massage could also be recommended as a complementary medicine treatment for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with no reported side effects.

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confidence: 99%

Comparison of the effects of acupressure and ıce massage in primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized controlled trial

POURRAMEZANI¹,

FIROUZABADI²,

ALAVI³

et al. 2022

J Exp Clin Med

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“…The risk of bias for each included RCT was summarized in Figure 2 and Figure 3. For the random sequence generation, risk of bias for 11 RCTs [30,33,34,35,38,41,42,47,48,49,52] were rated as low and 12 RCTs [31,32,36,37,39,40,43,44,45,46,50,51] were rated as unclear. Only 3 RCTs [33,35,48] mentioned allocation concealment, while the remaining researches did not mention allocation concealment.…”

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“…Cure rate. Nineteen RCTs [30,31,32,28,[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]47,50,51,52] showed a favorable effect of simple-needling in cure rate. Figure 4 showed the result of the meta-analysis (RR = 2.29, 95% CI [1.96,2.68], P < .00001)with low heterogeneity (P = .15, I 2 = 24%), and using fixed effect model.…”

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“…Fourteen RCTs [31][32][33]35,36,38,39,41,[45][46][47][50][51][52] tested the markedly effective rate of simple-needling compared to ibuprofen in women with PD, but the meta-analysis result showed no statistical significance (RR = 1.19, 95% CI [0.91, 1.56], P = .19). Heterogeneity test P = .001, I 2 = 58%, using random effect model.…”

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“…Total effective rate. Twenty one RCTs [30][31][32][33][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][49][50][51][52] compared the total effective rate of simple-needling with ibuprofen treatment. The result showed a favorable effect of simple-needling on total effective rate (RR = 1.24, 95% CI [1.19, 1.29], P < .00001).…”

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The efficacy and safety of simple-needling for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea compared with ibuprofen

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Background:Needling and ibuprofen are often used clinically to treat primary dysmenorrhea (PD). However, the difference between the efficacy and safety of the treatment of PD is not clear. This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of simple-needling for PD patients through a comparison with ibuprofen.Methods:A comprehensive search of 7 electronic databases and relevant medical journals, from the establishment of the publication to December 2020. The Cochrane risk of bias tool was used to evaluate the methodological quality of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that met the inclusion criteria, and a meta-analysis was performed with the Review Manager version (RevMan version 5.3).Results:Twenty three RCTs were included. The meta-analysis reported that simple-needling groups had better than ibuprofen groups on cure rate (relative risk = 2.29, 95% CI [1.96, 2.68], P < .00001) and total effective rate (relative risk = 1.24, 95% CI [1.19, 1.29], P < .00001) and VAS score (MD = −1.24, 95% CI [−1.92, −0.55], P = .0004). Seven studies reported adverse events, of which 4 studies had mild adverse events.Conclusion:Simple-needling is superior to ibuprofen treatment in terms of clinical efficacy and improvement of pain symptoms. A small number of studies reported whether simple-needling produced adverse events, so there is not enough evidence to support the safety of simple-needling in the treatment of PD.PROSPERO registration number:CRD42021233403

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Clinical observation on the time-effect relationship of moxibustion for primary dysmenorrhea due to stagnation and congelation of cold-damp

Xue

Liu

et al. 2020

J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci.

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Clinical studies on different acupuncture time for primary dysmenorrhea

Cited by 5 publications

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Comparison of the effects of acupressure and ıce massage in primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized controlled trial

Comparison of the effects of acupressure and ıce massage in primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized controlled trial

The efficacy and safety of simple-needling for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea compared with ibuprofen

Clinical observation on the time-effect relationship of moxibustion for primary dysmenorrhea due to stagnation and congelation of cold-damp

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