Comparison of traditional Chinese acupuncture, minimal acupuncture at non-acupoints and conventional treatment for chronic sinusitis

Røssberg, Edna; Larsson, Pål G.; Birkeflet, Oddveig; Söholt, L.-E.; Stavem, Knut

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2005.01.002

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“…Some studies showed significant differences in patient preference/HRQOL between trial and control groups, 22,24,26,30,32,34,37,38 but others detected no significant differences 23,27,31,35,40,41 …”

Section: Impact Of Tcm On Patient's Preference/ Hrqolmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…25,28,29,36,39,42 Furthermore, some significant difference was attenuated and was no longer significant after controlling of some factors such as body fat or physical activity levels. 33 While the study by Liang et al 22 evaluated the HRQOL outcomes of acupuncture for patients with chronic neck pain and the study by Rö ssberg et al 23 was for patients with chronic sinusitis, they obtained completely different results. Significant improvements of HRQOL scores were observed for acupuncture in neck pain but there was only a nonsignificant difference between the conventional medicine and the acupuncture groups for chronic sinusitis.…”

Section: T'ai Chimentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The main measurement tool was SF-36; 13 of the studies used different versions of SF-36, [22][23][24][25]29,30,[32][33][34][35][36]40,42,[43][44][45][46][47][48]50 of which 3 studies 22,23,36 used SF-36 in combination with EQ-5D. SF-12 was used in three studies, 26,28,31 and the WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire (Brief ) (QOL-BREF) 41 was used in one study.…”

Section: Hrqol Instruments Usedmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Evaluation of Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life and Cost Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials

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The current review showed that there is a relative lack of cost-effectiveness research in TCM. For those few empirical research available, the major emphasis is for acupuncture or t'ai chi showing the acceptance of these branches of TCM that are better understood by the scientific community. The current results also showed the need for studies with better designs and longer duration to ascertain the actual impact of TCM on patients' HRQOL as well as a need for a generic HRQOL instrument that is specific for TCM.

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Evaluation of Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life and Cost Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials

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Kong²,

Zhang³

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The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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“…At the end of each visit, we asked patients who received either type of adjunct needling treatment to complete a ques- Points needled in the neighborhood of above locations, not recognized as true acupoints or meridians; other needling details were similar Participants blinded: patients instructed there are 2 approaches to treatment and they will receive 1 approach Acupuncturists blinded to presence and nature of placebo treatments; were told testing 2 different styles of acupuncture for depression Justification of control provided in several sources [26][27][28][29] 840 ZHANG ET AL.…”

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“…Both acupuncturists, who were unaware of the research purpose, were forbidden to communicate with patients about treatment points. A synopsis of the details of intervention are presented in Table 1 [23][24][25][26][27][28][29] in conformance with the standards for reporting interventions in controlled trials of acupuncture (STRICTA 30 ).…”

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Combination of Acupuncture and Fluoxetine for Depression: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial

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Yang

Zhong

2009

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Use of Nonmedicated Control Substances in Randomized Clinical Trials of Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Caulley

James

Hopkins

2021

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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IMPORTANCEThe effect of nonmedicated control substances in chronic rhinosinusitis remains unclear.OBJECTIVE To assess the association of nonmedicated control substances in randomized clinical trials with disease outcomes in patients diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTIONIn this single-arm systematic review and meta-analysis, the Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews, Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were searched for randomized clinical trials with a preintervention and postintervention design for chronic rhinosinusitis that were published between 1946 and January 23, 2019.DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Paired reviewers independently extracted data. The analyses used random-effects models and the Cochrane risk of bias assessment to rate the quality of the evidence. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURESThe primary outcomes were the association of nonmedicated control substances with 22-item Sinonasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) scores or nasal symptom scores when SNOT-22 was not available.RESULTS A total of 2305 abstracts were identified and screened, 725 articles were reviewed in full text, and 38 articles met the study criteria and were included in the meta-analysis. Among the 38 included studies, a total of 2258 adults (mean age range, 27-53 years; 20.0%-72.5% women) were randomized to receive nonmedicated control substances or sham interventions. Topical nonmedicated control substances were associated with significant reduction in SNOT-22 scores (mean difference [MD], −8.81; 95% CI, −12.60 to −5.03). A subgroup analysis of topical therapies, limited to saline irrigation and nasal spray diluents, found that topical diluents were associated with a greater reduction in SNOT-22 scores (MD, −11.45; 95% CI, −13.50 to −9.41) compared with saline irrigation (MD, 95% CI,. Nonmedicated control substances were associated with a significant reduction in nasal obstruction scores (standardized MD [SMD], −0.42; 95% CI, −0.81 to −0.03). No significant change was found in rhinorrhea scores (SMD, −0.34; 95% CI, −1.37 to 0.69), postnasal drip scores (SMD, −0.96; 95% CI, −2.18 to 0.25), facial pain scores (SMD, −0.57; 95% CI, −1.68 to 0.55), or loss of smell scores (SMD, −0.18; 95% CI, −0.68 to 0.32). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEThis systematic review and meta-analysis of the use of nonmedicated control substances in randomized clinical trials of chronic rhinosinusitis outcomes suggests that the use of nonmedicated control substances is associated with limited improvements in SNOT-22 and nasal obstruction scores. These findings highlight potential areas of future research directions and the importance of randomized clinical trials to accurately estimate treatment effect.

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Comparison of traditional Chinese acupuncture, minimal acupuncture at non-acupoints and conventional treatment for chronic sinusitis

Cited by 33 publications

References 12 publications

Evaluation of Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life and Cost Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials

Evaluation of Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life and Cost Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials

Combination of Acupuncture and Fluoxetine for Depression: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial

Use of Nonmedicated Control Substances in Randomized Clinical Trials of Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis

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